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Old 10-25-2016, 09:24 AM
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15W50 might help too!
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15W50 might help too!
Not sure that grade comes in Pumpkin Spice, I think it comes in Havana Cigar scent.
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I prefer peppermint for the holiday season. At least if you know there is oil in your car if it's leaking.
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I prefer peppermint for the holiday season. At least if you know there is oil in your car if it's leaking.
Good point, thats not something to repair, that's a feature!
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No way man!!! All you would really get is burnt pumpkin spice/pumpkin pie smell.

Now, if it was bacon, then some would like it.
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[QUOTE=axl911;13700465]No way man!!! All you would really get is burnt pumpkin spice/pumpkin pie smell.

Now, if it was bacon, then some would like it.[/QUOTE
BACON, you're on to something, the hotter it gets the better it smells!
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No bacon here in NJ, we eat Pork Roll Trenton Pork roll oil would be nice!

http://www.trentonporkrollfestival.com/
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Peppermint scented, reminded me of my experience....

Used to live in ND, winter , bitter cold. Had a '85 GTI at the time. Windshield washer fluid froze, the blue water could not cope with -20F , "protects to -30" BS. So I had a dirty windshield and needed to wash it, was on a road trip and I wanted isopropyl alcohol to de-ice the tank of fluid. All I could find was a pharmacy, all they had was wintergreen scented isoopropyl.

So I used that. For the next several months every time I squirted the windshield, the cabin had a nice minty smell.
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