Baji's 1/17/09

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I gotcha beat on that suggestion. I went back in the CC archives and found a suggestion that sounded outstanding to me. Cut the top of a plastic 1-gallon milk container, which has a handle, and use that to catch the oil filter. Sounded brilliant to me, but in practice...who knows.

The best laid plans of mice and men.

Milk container sounds even better, but I don't have the clearance.

Nightmare story. I am usually EXTREMELY careful when adding oil. I use one of the flexible funnels. Well, I got cocky and thought I could do two things well at once...the funnel slipped out of my hand and about a 1/4 cup of oil went flying into the engine compartment. My wife thought was going to have a nervous breakdown and also learned some new words.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

Nightmare story. I am usually EXTREMELY careful when adding oil. I use one of the flexible funnels. Well, I got cocky and thought I could do two things well at once...the funnel slipped out of my hand and about a 1/4 cup of oil went flying into the engine compartment. My wife thought was going to have a nervous breakdown and learned some new words.

That's a tame story by my "mechanic" standards. I remember having a virtual "cartoon" type experience trying to hold the oil container under the oil stream coming out of the oil pan. One second the stream was over here, another second it was over there. All the while, at each directional change in the stream of oil, thinking it was the last one, and me trying to get the oil bucket in the right place each time.