Heading for Home

We're leaving for home. It probably would have been wise to store our excess oil in the MacInnes garage but that didn't happen. Turns out that the mexican oil, which is fairly clear, was too sluggish to pour into the WVO tank. On the other hand the dark Chinese oil was still mostly liquid.

As we drove down I69 the oil filter became somewhat clogged causing us to loose power. We pulled off at an exit in northern Indiana to shop the local auto parts store. Although the Autozone didn't have our filter in stock they directed us to a local NAPA Auto Parts where it was available. After purchasing the filter, Craig tried to switch out the old for the new but was unsuccessful even after much effort, skinned knuckles and the purchase of a new wrench. The highlight of this whole odyssey was seeing another converted Jetta. On the back of the car, where the TDI decal is located the owners added

Since the old - somewhat clogged - filter remained in the engine the drive home consisted of much toggling between WVO and diesel. Although we burned more diesel than I would prefer, it's nice to know our backup system is fairly reliable.