No. Way! That is awesome!!I've been reluctant to do any kind of work to my vehicles except the bus I own. Even that, the heavy work gets farmed out. I am lucky that I have an awesome relationship with my Chrysler dealer who goes out of their way to take care of me. That said, I built a 16' long service pit in my side yard for the bus and basic work on my vehicles when I "feel like" working on them. It's ok. Life progression I guess.
Ah cool thanks. I didn't realize there's special drain bottles, makes sense if it makes the job easier (if you do it right). And what went wrong in this case. I'm planning on trying it myself one day when I run out of free ones.The difference between someone who stays physically fit and someone who doesn't gets to be pretty huge after 75 or so I think. Having good genes helps! But hey! Might as well try :D Don't give up the good fight yet!
They're using a bottle that has a drain pan on the side. If the drain pan's drain-plug (and vent-plug) are open, the drain pan will drain into the bottle. If the vent plug is closed (the first thing she pulls in the corner), it'll go into the bottle very slowly and possibly spill over. If the drain plug is also closed, well, nothing's going to go in and the drain pan will totally overflow onto the ground lol.
Other versions of this that amuse me:
* I lost my socket that I use to remove the drain plug
* I lost my socket to change the oil filter. And I've already dumped the oil so I can't drive to the store. Oops.
* I forgot to buy a filter
* I forgot to buy oil (lol)
(I didn't forget all of those, but the first time I drained the oil out of my jeep, I realized I didn't own a big enough socket to change the oil filter lol)
I'd also be interested to hear what's out there. This isn't quite maintenance, but I've been using it for general understanding and like the videos: https://www.howacarworks.com/. I get the feeling it will never be completed based on how often they push back the dates (maybe not even actively filming anymore to finish it...), but it's pretty cheap and I like it better as an idea than just one off YouTube videos.
Have a look around YouTube...and be careful to separate the wheat from the chaff. I've seen more examples of how not to do a job on YT than I have observed it being done even remotely correctly. Such are the consequences when there's no observed vetting process for content (unless you mention an inconvenient social truth! But that's a whole 'nother subject...)
I was a bit older than that when I installed Rubicon springs and shocks on my JLU Sport, in my garage using my limited tools. And just a few months ago I changed the radiator in my daughter's Grand Cherokee. A lot of laying on the ground, getting up to get tools, laying back on the ground, getting up... will wear me down but otherwise I don't have too many problems. The biggest problem working on a Dodge Neon is that it is very close to the ground. In my father's shop when we would work on cars like that we would use a floor jack to raise the front of the car up to a better working height.
I don't think that is a good solution for oil changing. I've changed oil in a lot of different vehicles and particularly with modern "watery" oils it will come out pretty fast and you don't know offhand where it will land on the pan. When it hits the pan it will splatter so you need a larger diameter pan with taller sides.
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It's a battle everyday to keep moving and push back becoming inactive. It hurts to push back, but it's gotta be done. But, old man Age steals a little bit of life everyday.
Another approach: use a Fumoto valve with 10mm (ID) plastic tube to direct the used oil into a closed container. I have a 10 quart container that has the capacity to capture all of the Ecodiesel's output. Screw on the cap and use the container to transport to a reclaimation center.
Sorry to hear about your limitations. We all have to make adjustments as we age, but yours sound particularly premature. Keep moving forward.
