Cross posted from another forum..
I've never had one this bad, but I've come close a time or two....
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I've done about 100 oil changes so I figured changing the oil in the Challenger was going to be a quick 20 minute job.
I picked up a higher capacity oil drain pan and a wide oil funnel and a mopar oil filter and went to work.
Got her up on the ramps no problem. Got the under engine cover removed no problem.
Noticed some oil drops from where the oil drain plug was leaking a bit since they didn't torque it properly from the factory.
Since the drain hole is on the side I positioned the oil drain pan so the oil wouldn't overshoot it. I remove the plug and all looks good until I realize the oil is shooting out with such force that it running up the side of the drain pan and over the edge! Normally this is not a huge deal as I have a big piece of cardboard covering the driveway...Then, I look over the there's my piece of cardboard leaning against the garage door. I now have about a quart of oil on my driveway and it's flowing down the slight incline! I burn my arm on the exhaust in a hurry to get to some paper towels.
I think I have everything under control now until I notice more oil building up on the driveway. [censored]!?!?! Turns out, this brand new oil drain pan has a manufacturing defect on the lower side which left a nice hole for oil to leak from. I stick a nail in the hole, switch to my old drain pan, clean up the mess and get back to work.
I start on the oil filter next. I want to know who the genius is that designs an engine with the [censored] oil filter upside down and vertical? 3 of my cars are like this. What a pain. I unscrew it a bit and let it drain for a couple minutes. I put a rag on it and unscrew it some more. The oil misses the rag somehow and I now have oil running down in my armpit!
I see the Challenger has an aluminum oil pan so I decide to install a fumoto valve. I screw it on and the on off switch is positioned pointing to the ground so it protrudes below the bottom of the drain pan. I know the plastic cover is there but out of caution, I don't feel comfortable with positioned where it could potentially catch on something.
About 1.5 hours into it, I finally get the oil in the car no problem.
I start pouring the used oil into what I think is the empty 5 quart oil jug. There's only about 3-4 quarts in the oil drain pan so it'll fit no problem, correct? Wrong! I'm pouring in the oil when I all of a sudden have a volcano of oil flowing all over the place. Turns out, my 7 year old son was "helping" and put a half full used oil jug where I was working. I just stuck the nozzle from the drain pan in it and started pouring so I didn't realize it wasn't the empty jug.
I clean up that mess and keep working.
I then start pouring the smaller drain pan into the oil jug. I'm pouring and pouring until the pan is empty. I put the pan down and there's another puddle of oil all over the place. The oil drain pan was blocking it from my view. I've used this same oil drain pan for a decade without issues. [censored]!?! Turns out there was a piece of paper towel that got caught on the edge and was directing oil down the side of the drain pan onto the ground.
At this point, I'm swearing up a storm. My neighbors who I barely know are outside and must think I'm a monster at this point.
I clean up that mess. I grab a jug of contaminated laundry detergent (Another long story that involves my wife accidentally putting "just a little" fabric softener into the detergent jug in our washing machine automatic detergent dispenser and not telling me until the detergent clogs the tube and it pops pouring detergent all over the place) and go to town on the driveway with it and a brush.
I start hearing my son and daughter screaming and fighting over an F-ING football. My daughter wants to just hold it but my son wants to play catch with it. I'm about burst a blood vessel in my brain at this point. Luckily my wife was outside and I asked her to please make them disappear until I was finished. Stroke averted.
Back to cleaning the driveway....I start feeling drops of water on my back and all of a sudden the sky opens up. I step into the garage and it stops in about 30 seconds. I head back out to give the challenger a quick wash as last time this happened, I ended up with terrible water spots. I then realize my windows were both down all the way during the rain shower. Great! Clean up that mess.
I finally get everything cleaned up. I grab my shirt that I had hung on a branch nub on a tree to dry after the rain and fling it over my shoulder. Apparently, whoever or whatever was punishing me today was not finished as I start feeing something stinging me up the back. Turns out, I put my shirt in the path of a bunch of ants that were heading up and down the tree and they decided to sting the [censored] out of me. The neighbors really think I'm crazy as I'm now running around the yard trying to get them all off of me!
After all this, it's time to relax with a beer, correct? NOPE!!! I grab the last beer in the fridge and as I'm lifting the bottle to my lips, the bottom of the bottle catches my engine lift and breaks off in just about a perfect ring and pours all over the floor.
I headed straight to liquor cabinet and did a couple shots of Jim Beam Devil's Cut 90 proof Whiskey and relaxed with a couple glasses of Cognac.
I normally have the occasional string of bad luck but apparently, I was overdue as this was just ridiculous.
Anyone else have an oil change or car maintenance disaster they want to share?
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I've never had one this bad, but I've come close a time or two....
=========================================================================
I've done about 100 oil changes so I figured changing the oil in the Challenger was going to be a quick 20 minute job.
I picked up a higher capacity oil drain pan and a wide oil funnel and a mopar oil filter and went to work.
Got her up on the ramps no problem. Got the under engine cover removed no problem.
Noticed some oil drops from where the oil drain plug was leaking a bit since they didn't torque it properly from the factory.
Since the drain hole is on the side I positioned the oil drain pan so the oil wouldn't overshoot it. I remove the plug and all looks good until I realize the oil is shooting out with such force that it running up the side of the drain pan and over the edge! Normally this is not a huge deal as I have a big piece of cardboard covering the driveway...Then, I look over the there's my piece of cardboard leaning against the garage door. I now have about a quart of oil on my driveway and it's flowing down the slight incline! I burn my arm on the exhaust in a hurry to get to some paper towels.
I think I have everything under control now until I notice more oil building up on the driveway. [censored]!?!?! Turns out, this brand new oil drain pan has a manufacturing defect on the lower side which left a nice hole for oil to leak from. I stick a nail in the hole, switch to my old drain pan, clean up the mess and get back to work.
I start on the oil filter next. I want to know who the genius is that designs an engine with the [censored] oil filter upside down and vertical? 3 of my cars are like this. What a pain. I unscrew it a bit and let it drain for a couple minutes. I put a rag on it and unscrew it some more. The oil misses the rag somehow and I now have oil running down in my armpit!
I see the Challenger has an aluminum oil pan so I decide to install a fumoto valve. I screw it on and the on off switch is positioned pointing to the ground so it protrudes below the bottom of the drain pan. I know the plastic cover is there but out of caution, I don't feel comfortable with positioned where it could potentially catch on something.
About 1.5 hours into it, I finally get the oil in the car no problem.
I start pouring the used oil into what I think is the empty 5 quart oil jug. There's only about 3-4 quarts in the oil drain pan so it'll fit no problem, correct? Wrong! I'm pouring in the oil when I all of a sudden have a volcano of oil flowing all over the place. Turns out, my 7 year old son was "helping" and put a half full used oil jug where I was working. I just stuck the nozzle from the drain pan in it and started pouring so I didn't realize it wasn't the empty jug.
I clean up that mess and keep working.
I then start pouring the smaller drain pan into the oil jug. I'm pouring and pouring until the pan is empty. I put the pan down and there's another puddle of oil all over the place. The oil drain pan was blocking it from my view. I've used this same oil drain pan for a decade without issues. [censored]!?! Turns out there was a piece of paper towel that got caught on the edge and was directing oil down the side of the drain pan onto the ground.
At this point, I'm swearing up a storm. My neighbors who I barely know are outside and must think I'm a monster at this point.
I clean up that mess. I grab a jug of contaminated laundry detergent (Another long story that involves my wife accidentally putting "just a little" fabric softener into the detergent jug in our washing machine automatic detergent dispenser and not telling me until the detergent clogs the tube and it pops pouring detergent all over the place) and go to town on the driveway with it and a brush.
I start hearing my son and daughter screaming and fighting over an F-ING football. My daughter wants to just hold it but my son wants to play catch with it. I'm about burst a blood vessel in my brain at this point. Luckily my wife was outside and I asked her to please make them disappear until I was finished. Stroke averted.
Back to cleaning the driveway....I start feeling drops of water on my back and all of a sudden the sky opens up. I step into the garage and it stops in about 30 seconds. I head back out to give the challenger a quick wash as last time this happened, I ended up with terrible water spots. I then realize my windows were both down all the way during the rain shower. Great! Clean up that mess.
I finally get everything cleaned up. I grab my shirt that I had hung on a branch nub on a tree to dry after the rain and fling it over my shoulder. Apparently, whoever or whatever was punishing me today was not finished as I start feeing something stinging me up the back. Turns out, I put my shirt in the path of a bunch of ants that were heading up and down the tree and they decided to sting the [censored] out of me. The neighbors really think I'm crazy as I'm now running around the yard trying to get them all off of me!
After all this, it's time to relax with a beer, correct? NOPE!!! I grab the last beer in the fridge and as I'm lifting the bottle to my lips, the bottom of the bottle catches my engine lift and breaks off in just about a perfect ring and pours all over the floor.
I headed straight to liquor cabinet and did a couple shots of Jim Beam Devil's Cut 90 proof Whiskey and relaxed with a couple glasses of Cognac.
I normally have the occasional string of bad luck but apparently, I was overdue as this was just ridiculous.
Anyone else have an oil change or car maintenance disaster they want to share?
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