Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for March 05, 2024

Maybe you could switch oil between the two…..

Somebody at Comics taught me a lesson, I was unhappy having to put new oil in the FFer. They said I should have put some of old oil in…lesson learned

Have gotten sick twice (at different places) because of old oil. One was a Chinese restaurant. Brother says it gets rancid.

Used to be a guy in town running his diesel Mercedes on fryer oil. The odor sure killed my appetite for fries.

Roz hasn’t changed the oil in her fryer since 1999.

When I got my Sprinter, the dealership told me to change the oil every 3,000. The built-in monitor: 14-16k. Diesel-rated synthetic is much tougher than dino.

I change oil in my Honda by the oil sensor. At 7000 miles it’s still clean, I cab barely see it on the dipstick. But that’s when it says to change it.

And don’t forget to change the filter.

My last two vehicles tell me when it’s needed based on driving conditions. Sometimes its 4000 sometimes it’s 7000.

As one who worked in the industry, both engines and oil additives have gotten much better.

I had an old car that was burning oil, to the point that I’d have to add a quart a week (and I don’t drive much). A girlfriend asked, “Why does the car always smell like fried chicken?”

Customers like the oily bird special.

I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned it or not, but the missing Sunday “Shoe” strips are now up on GoComics.

I understand that engines other than automobile (aircraft, marine, etc., perhaps even commercial trucks) have maintenance specified by hours of engine operation, independent of speed and/or distance. It seems the auto oil change rule about “severe” service relating to idling and stop-and-go city driving reducing the maintenance interval miles by half has this effect.

old oil makes the unique flavor

What about frozen burritos?

The old rule about changing the oil in your car every 3000 miles hasn’t been true for decades. Virtually the only ones who still perpetuate it make money off oil changes.

A long time ago a neighbour collected used cooking oil from fast food restaurants and after filtering it would use it to power his diesel automobile. That car smelled of French fries. MMMMM But now days those restaurants are selling it to recyclers and there is now no way you can get it for your diesel.