Q: What do I do if someone put something in my oil in my truck to damage it?

asked by on March 08, 2018

Somebody put something in my gas and my oil in my truck to damage it. I know what I need to do regarding the gas, but what do I do about the oil? I'm not positive, but I think my truck has already been started.

My truck has 75000 miles.
My truckr has an automatic transmission.

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