Mike in Reedley
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- First Name
- Mike
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2019
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- 2
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- Location
- Reedley Ca. USA
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 Wrangler JL Sport
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- #1
I just did a 1,000 mile break in oil and filter change on my new JLS. When buying the Penz oil and Mopar filter, I decided on a new oil drain pan, the type that is enclosed and can be capped. Got the oil change done in no time and decided to pour the old oil from the new drain pan, into the empty oil jug. I had used my old long neck oil funnel to add the new oil and to pour the used oil into the old oil container.
I decided to mow some after the oil change and went to pour gas in my mower, using the same funnel. I always check the funnel every time I use it and this time I found what looked like black curly spaghetti inside the funnel. At first I thought the synthetic oil had some kind of reaction with the old plastic funnel I’d used, causing me to think I’d poured plastic shavings into the crankcase of my new Jeep. I was one scared monkey.
While mowing it dawned on me that the black spaghetti in the funnel was plastic flashing from the manufacturing process of my new oil pan. Boy was I relieved!
I decided to mow some after the oil change and went to pour gas in my mower, using the same funnel. I always check the funnel every time I use it and this time I found what looked like black curly spaghetti inside the funnel. At first I thought the synthetic oil had some kind of reaction with the old plastic funnel I’d used, causing me to think I’d poured plastic shavings into the crankcase of my new Jeep. I was one scared monkey.
While mowing it dawned on me that the black spaghetti in the funnel was plastic flashing from the manufacturing process of my new oil pan. Boy was I relieved!
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