Today, I found out my car needs an oil change. I had to listen the warning alert beep for over 200 miles. FML
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The car has a computer system that tells you the problem. It needed an oil change and it keeps beeping until you do it. Considering it just came on yesterday it was safe to drive home without getting it changed.
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abNormal62 23
200 miles without checking the source of the noise, or resolving the problem? You didn't pull over? You probably don't pull out either. Since you don't listen the warning signs parenthood is sneaking up on you faster than you expect.
Steffi3 40
You couldn't change it anywhere along those 200 miles?
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karcummings 19
let's hope you made a catchy beat to the beep on that long ride then!
Retaheki 27
Boom boom, ba *beep*, ba baba *beep*
hoosiergirl94 31
I check it every hundred or so just to be sure
StantheMan93 12
What? You check your oil after driving 100 miles? Road trips with you would really suck.
danthehuman 29
Just go along with it and start beatboxing.
Steffi3 40
You couldn't change it anywhere along those 200 miles?
Bree12345 15
Assuming this happened on Easter, nothing was probably open
needagoodlaugh 34
Easter Sunday. Everything was closed.
cocainewhore 30
Is it only in the uk where people are capable of checking and changing their own oil?
archnarquibquib 21
59: it's possible they needed to go buy the oil to change it.
Enkeria 30
#59, that was pretty rude don't you think? I live in the US and I change my own oil.
lkreykes 14
No #59, it isn't just the UK.
ju8no 3
Resetting the oil life timer could have saved your sanity. Them could have changed it the next day.
abNormal62 23
200 miles without checking the source of the noise, or resolving the problem? You didn't pull over? You probably don't pull out either. Since you don't listen the warning signs parenthood is sneaking up on you faster than you expect.
RadikulRam 16
Only on fml can someone turn this story into accidental pregnancy. You ask questions, then answer them to yourself, and go with your internal dialogue.
abNormal62 23
Free association at its finest. It was a little early in the morning when I posted this so I wasn't at my best otherwise I probably would've been far more sarcastic
needagoodlaugh 34
The car has a computer system that tells you the problem. It needed an oil change and it keeps beeping until you do it. Considering it just came on yesterday it was safe to drive home without getting it changed.
lazyslumber 18
Just FYI, the computerized system can be reset. The system does not know if the filter is old or new, it calculates that the filter needs replacement based on the miles travelled since the last time it was reset.
ExtremeEncounter 32
I was sure the author knew what it meant. At least he explained.
jayhem123 3
why would you even publish this on here? moron im happy you had to listen to that
poppunkette 22
Wow! How the hell do you drive that far and not look at it! I hope you haven't caused too much damage op!
clrichmond2009 24
It's an oil change. I assure you they didn't cause any damage.
immaloser95 28
As long as there was oil in the car, OP will be perfectly fine.
Enkeria 30
#32, not neccessarily. Hot, black oil can cause damage.
immaloser95 28
All oil is hot. Most oils nowadays clean your engine as well. And all of that gunk coming from inside of the engine is swept up by the oil...thus making it a darker color. Diesel oil is always black as well.
dbt88 15
They didn't run out of oil ... It just wasn't totally clean. Won't ruin your car THAT fast.
ValariaJet 12
Maybe you shouldn't have just driven those 200 miles while it was beeping? Maybe you could have got it changed along the way? Maybe you could have got it changed regularly like you're supposed to so this doesn't happen? As the daughter of a mechanic, most people really don't look after their cars very well...
poppunkette 22
Oh I know what you mean and I work with cars some people shouldn't own cars!
clrichmond2009 24
As a mechanic? 200 miles is not that big of a deal. chances are, OP was traveling and didn't want to get work done somewhere they didn't know or trust.
horneyhic 15
200 miles is no big deal execpt that if a warning is going off he's most likely gone quite a bit past the recommended oil change interval.
needagoodlaugh 34
Nowhere was open on Easter and I do take my car in regularly. I actually already had an appointment for this coming weekend, it just went off early this time.
cccook1547 14
Maybe stop being such a know-it-all
wakemeupplease 21
are you sure you won't need a new engine now?
Lexipants 21
That's not really how that works...unless you're an idiot and drive it for like five years on the same oil and your engine finally gives up and seizes.
FMLMaximus 23
this isn't that bad of an issue. running out of oil and throwing a rod would be much worse. I think the FML was more about the annoying beeping sound going off for a 200 mile drive. I would've lost my mind. maybe drown out the sound with music??
chocolatelover96 14
I know absolutely nothing about cars, but perhaps you should have found a mechanic?
hunteredmundson 17
You drive thousands of miles on a single oil change an extra 200 miles is nothing this shouldn't be an fml, if it was the change oil reminder than that's no big deal but if it's the low oil pressure light then his car is probably ruined