Changed my oil by myself the first time

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: cp3
As Garak said, I too can probably count on one hand the number of times I've made absolutly no mess at all....stuff happens.


I might be on my second hand after yesterday's change on the G. That went smoothly. The Fumoto valve plus the vehicle having a horizontally mounted filter that was actually engineered properly to not make a mess sure helps. When I do the F-150, I'm sure I'll make up for it somehow. I tend to get an armful of oil if I grab the filter from the bottom, or if I do it from the top, I end up dropping it into the pan for a nice splash. I'd put the kitty litter down first, but the creeper doesn't roll well on stuff like that.

We've all made mistakes. My clueless brother filled his gasoline rototiller with diesel. He didn't know what to do, so I got stuck with that fix. He brought me a defective or garbage filter for his Town Car's oil change - biggest mess of all time. When I got the G, it was so overfilled that when I dumped the drain pan into a five litre bottle, it overfilled by over a litre - another nice mess. One of the cab drivers mistook an arc welder for a battery charger. You can guess the results. Stories like that go on and on.

 

[JGR]

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post2378720

Me thinks someone is pulling our leg.

 

[wolfc70]

Everyone has had mishaps during an oil change. I've added fresh oil while the drain plug is still out, twice. It is easier than you think. All it takes is a phone call or a neighbor stopping over to chat to forget what stage you are in. Changing oil is not for everyone, you do need a certain basic amount of mechanical knowledge or as I call it, sympathy. Turning a wrench is easy, understanding what is going on is a bit more tricky.

And I do not know about South Dakota, but here in WI, changing your oil in a public parking lot is illegal. So you might want to check into your local laws, just so you don't get a ticket next time you change your oil.

 

[crazyoildude]

we had a customer years ago that lived 5.7 miles away from our shop that called and said his engine sounded funny and drove the car to our shop. It had no oil in it.. He ran over something and put a big gash in the bottom of the pan then drove it home from who knows where and then to our shop. We put a used oil pan on and he drove that car for another couple of years until the trans went. That car was a 1970 plymouth 318

 

[SXE10]

I can haz oil change?