Prepping for a road trip, checking systems, my maintenance log showed a need for an oil change, new batteries, and a coolant top off. Simple. But in a world of retail stores proudly trying to replicate Walmart's just in time inventory management, lining up all these items in one location is not possible. Even at Walmart. So I made 5 stops to get what I needed.
All my parts are super high tech. Mobil 1 Synthetic oil? Some amazingly advanced chemistry, hydro and thermodynamics are built in. The product is amazing. Too bad the marketing and management has made the brand a joke. They have more products that go into and out of availability than Taco Bell. The battery? Not a gel-cell, but nonetheless, this basic lead and acid contraption is the same tech that powers a Prius or Leaf. And I need two for the big-ass diesel I drive.
The coolant? Not your grandfather's anti-freeze. It is a chemical brew that is more environmentally friendly, thank god, and more effective at not only improving engine cooling, but withstanding pressure and temp the old '57 Ford only experienced when on fire. It also inhibits corrosion, a very good thing in an engine that needs to run for 250,000 miles over 15 years.
A big day, and I hope to hell I am done with maintenance this year. But those tires are kinda checked...
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