Oil Change

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Oil Change

Postby vairman » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:21 pm

Oil Change instructions for Women

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000
miles since the last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a
properly maintained vehicle.

Money spent:

Oil Change $20.00

Coffee $1.00

Total $21.00



Oil Change Instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and
buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, and cleaner
and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.

2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a
check for $20, drive home.

3) Open a beer and drink it.

4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack
stands.

5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7) Place drain pan under engine.

8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9) Give up and use crescent wrench.

10) Unscrew drain plug.

11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil
on you in process. Cuss.

12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of
face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.

13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.

14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.

15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver
through oil filter and twist off.

16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter
splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old
oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid
environmental penalties. Drink a beer.

17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him.
Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see
his new garage door opener.

18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the
oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from
underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard
instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.

19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.

21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin
coat of oil to gasket surface.

23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24) Remember drain plug from step 11.

25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in
the back yard, along with drain plug.

27) Drink beer.

28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug.
Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids
sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and
avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in
lawnmower gas.

29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on
the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.

30) Drink beer.

31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes.
Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip
with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and
bang knuckles on frame.

32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.

33) Begin cussing fit.

34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.

35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit
bowling trophy.

36) Beer.

37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as
required to stop blood flow.

38) Beer.

39) Beer.

40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

41) Beer.

42) Lower car from jack stands.

43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor
oil.

44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh
oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.

45) Beer.

46) Test drive car.

47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the
influence.

48) Car gets impounded.

49) Call loving wife, make bail.

50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:

Parts $50.00

DUI $2500.00

Impound fee $75.00

Bail $1500.00

Beer $40.00

Total - - $4,165.00

But you know the job was done right!


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Postby asianflava » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:02 am

:rofl:

I have a giant pair of channel locks that I try before resorting to the screwdriver. :thumbsup:

The screwdriver thru the filter gets'em every time.
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Postby davel » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:39 am

:rofl: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
:surrender: That's the reason I skip all the steps, set in the recliner drink the beer and send the wife to have it done. :thumbsup:
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Postby Chris C » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:27 am

Jiffy Lube, huh? :roll: :lol: :rofl: :laughter: :laughing1: :bounce: :roll: :lol: :rofl: :laughter: :laughing1: :bounce: :roll: :lol: :rofl: :laughter: :laughing1: :bounce: :roll: :lol: :rofl: :laughter: :laughing1: :bounce:
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Postby rampage » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:20 am

Boy, aint that the truth. :lol:
Jiffy Lube can be worse though. My wife went there before we took a trip from here in FL to NC. While in the mountains in the middle on nowhere the drain plug falls out and I start yelling to the wife to stop the car.
Lucky for us the people in NC are awesome. A cop got us towed to a hotel for free then bought us dinner, then picked us up at the hotel in the morning to take us to an auto parts store for oil and a new drain plug.
No damage but I had Jiffy Lube pay for my whole vacation.
They tried to get me to go to thier mechanic so that they could get themselves out of liabillity. I told the dude that we were gonna do things my way and I wanted a new motor :lol: :lol: :lol: ...thats how we compromised on a paid vacation.
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Postby Miriam C. » Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:40 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Wondered why I had to do all that.
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Postby Laredo » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:39 pm

Oil change instructions:

1. Pull dipstick. Is there oil on it? Yes -- you're good until Saturday. No? Pour in a quart and repeat. Oil on dipstick? Yes -- You're good until Saturday. No? Pour in a quart and repeat.

2. Saturday drive one lap of the Loop (approx 28 miles) to warm/circulate oil. Drive to Bolton's. Sit in line 20 minutes with engine running. Get windows cleaned and fluids checked in line.

3. Pull into Bolton's change station. Tell attendant grade and ask for oil from bottles. Tell 2nd attendant you don't need a coke, coffee or donuts. Ask to see air filter. Does light come thru? Yes? You're good. No? Bang it twice on curb (sorry, Andrew -- kerb) and repeat. Light comes thru? Good. No? Walk next door to AutoZone and buy $5 filter instead of paying $12 at Bolton's. If you know you need 'em buy wiper blades and washer fluid so you only have to make the walk once. Watch guys at Bolton's change oil & send old out for recycle; grin 'cause you just saved $350.00 over your last oil change and your front yard doesn't look like the Exxon Valdez docked there leaking, which is why you got that $350.00 environmental ticket in the first place.

4. Make sure the guys at Bolton's don't strip the threads on the fill cap (again). Turn the engine on, watch for pressure gauge/idiot light; peek underneath to be sure the drain plug's not dripping. Thank them, pay the bill ($30) and drive across the back of the lot to the carwash. Wash truck, vacuum carpet.

Total money spent: $45 (19.95 oil change, $5 air filter, $10 car wash). Clean, shiny, happy truck. You have no burnt hands, spilt oil, stained clothes, broken fingernails, flung tools, buried parts, hangover or tickets.
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