Oil change pro tip

[Vinman]

Do NOT pour your new oil in the engine before reinstalling the drain plug.

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[23xr392]

Shit, you could have taken it to the dealer for that.?

 

[derpderp01]

Don't drain the transmission fluid, then add 5 quarts of oil to the engine.

 

[Vinman]

Well at least I didn’t start the engine before refilling it.
This time.

 

[CaJLMetalHead]

Do NOT pour your new oil in the engine before reinstalling the drain plug.

Did you at least pour the correct amount of quarts ?

 

[azwjowner]

On a related note, the best decision of my life was stopping as I was unscrewing the drain plug on a transfer case and deciding to first check that the fill plug would remove. Turns out it was hopelessly stripped and ultimately I drove to a welding shop to have a bolt tacked on the plug to be able to get it removed..

 

[gsbrockman]

Do NOT pour your new oil in the engine before reinstalling the drain plug.

 

[Retrograde]

Do NOT pour your new oil in the engine before reinstalling the drain plug.

 

[Beachcomber72]

Can we make this a sticky?

 

[Beachcomber72]

Well at least I didn’t start the engine before refilling it.
This time.

Wait… What?

Meaning you’ve done this before?

 

[Vinman]

Wait… What?

Meaning you’ve done this before?

Yeah, once about 30 years ago to my old boss’s car, even fired it up for a few seconds. I only noticed when I was cleaning up the tools and saw the drain plug on the bench. Oops.

I’ve been wrenching on my own and others vehicles for over 4 decades, bound to have the odd screw-up here and there.

 

[jc1003]

I don't touch the drain plug. I use an oil extractor to remove thru dipstick.

 

[Vinman]

Don't drain the transmission fluid, then add 5 quarts of oil to the engine.

I once worked with a guy that drained the engine oil then added a bunch of oil to the tranny.

 

[C.Sco]

Don't drain the transmission fluid, then add 5 quarts of oil to the engine.

I did that to my old subaru way back when I was still trying to figure out how cars work

 

[Beachcomber72]

Yep, I can’t lie… I’ve done it once at BMW in 1993. On a damn 1993 M3 none the less.

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