the check engine light is no longer on
Oct. 12th, 2010 05:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rikibethDo you know what's not covered under a manufacturer's warranty?
MICE.
Apparently, the reason why my car was misfiring and behaving weirdly this weekend was that MICE had nested under the hood and chewed on the ignition wires. One bailout from my dad later, the car is fixed; one stop at the hardware store later, there's a stocking leg filled with mothballs taped into the engine compartment, which the guy at the dealership suggested to repel future mice.
Just for the record, the stocking leg was from a pair of purple and black striped tights that had developed a hole in the crotch. I felt okay sacrificing them because I have another pair of purple and black striped tights with no holes.
%$#@! MICE.
MICE.
Apparently, the reason why my car was misfiring and behaving weirdly this weekend was that MICE had nested under the hood and chewed on the ignition wires. One bailout from my dad later, the car is fixed; one stop at the hardware store later, there's a stocking leg filled with mothballs taped into the engine compartment, which the guy at the dealership suggested to repel future mice.
Just for the record, the stocking leg was from a pair of purple and black striped tights that had developed a hole in the crotch. I felt okay sacrificing them because I have another pair of purple and black striped tights with no holes.
%$#@! MICE.
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Date: 2010-10-12 09:05 pm (UTC)On the Panglossian hand, without destructive mice, "Silent Night" would never have been written.
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Date: 2010-10-12 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-13 02:33 am (UTC)also? stupid, stupid mice-creatures.
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Date: 2010-10-13 02:38 am (UTC)The stupid, stupid mice-creatures have been coming inside, too. I will never eat chocolate jimmies again.
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Date: 2010-10-13 01:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-12 09:24 pm (UTC)What I don't understand is if this is a common enough problem, why isn't it covered under the warranty?
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Date: 2010-10-12 09:35 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-10-12 10:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-12 09:25 pm (UTC)I only know this because my own "Check Engine" light has been coming on for quite some time; the car needs a new oxygen sensor to the tune of $125. I'll get around to it one of these days.
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Date: 2010-10-12 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-13 03:51 am (UTC)Within six months squirrels decided to nest under the hood and chewed through all kinds of wiring.
Not covered by warranty.
A year later...
it happened again!
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Date: 2010-10-13 03:53 am (UTC)you're awesome like that.
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Date: 2010-10-13 03:51 pm (UTC)