Bro-Battle No. 6 Mitch P vs. Amp Mad Scientist - Oil Change

Who you lettin' under your hood?

  • Amp Mad Scientist

    Votes: 8 47.1%

  • Mitch Pearrow SJMP

    Votes: 9 52.9%
  • Total voters
    17
Hmmmm. AMS has all the parts laying out there. Mitch works construction but hasn't replied yet...

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TVvoodoo said:
I think it's refilling with the new oil, forgetting the bung.
Never done it, but it's something I definitely could accomplish.
heck I've heard of pro-shops doing garbage like this
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There are no new mistakes. Mine was the gasket on the filter. Didn't check. Didn't know to check. And yes, it was still stuck on the filter base. Screwed the new filter on. Started the truck to check for leaks and sure enough. I had a big one. The mechanic that was "training" me just laughed. Told me what I'd done. And told me you'll never make that mistake again. And I haven't.
 
smitty_p said:
Okay, I'm awaiting @Mitch Pearrow SJMP 's input, but I admit to being a bit stumped at the moment.

Perhaps a small quiz will help. I'll ask our contestants to please address the following questions, without searching the internet for answers:

1. Do you know what the Dexos 1 oil rating is, or do you know it's significance when changing oil?
2. What brand of oil filter will you use?
3. Do you prefer conventional or synthetic oil?
4. What should one do with the new oil filter just before installing it?
5. When installing the new filter, how far should you turn it after the gasket contacts the base?

Okay, that'll do for now.
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1. Would have to google
2. Mobil 1
3. Mobil 1
4. Oil coat the rubber gasket (and make sure old one is off the block). I also partially fill the filter with new oil.
5. Hand tighten then 3/4 turn.
 
I typically check the O ring gasket, and put a dab of oil on the new filter, with my truck I use Castrol high mileage, synthetic blend
5-30, and it’s due for another change right now.

And it has been some time since I have done it myself.
 
iblive said:
There are no new mistakes. Mine was the gasket on the filter. Didn't check. Didn't know to check. And yes, it was still stuck on the filter base. Screwed the new filter on. Started the truck to check for leaks and sure enough. I had a big one. The mechanic that was "training" me just laughed. Told me what I'd done. And told me you'll never make that mistake again. And I haven't.
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I wouldn't necessarily say that there are no NEW mistakes. New could mean NEW user making a mistake, or an old user having to come to the rescue of someone who made a NEW mistake that they personally would not have.

Back in the 80's, one of my High School friends had an early 80's Mercury Lynx essentially a Ford Escort. I get an SOS call one afternoon from her. She told me that her dad tried to help her do an oil change, and he accidentally drained the transaxle fluid instead. I had done oil changes on her car before, so I obviously knew where the drain plug for the Oil pan was. However, upon arriving at her dad's house, I discovered that in order to access the transaxle fill hole, I was going to have to remove a motor mount and rig up a hose to get the fluid from the bottles to the hole. Then of course reinstall the plug. Did I mention that by the time I was able to undo, refill, and replace the mount, it was getting dark out in their driveway. MY patience was obviously tested as the oil change still had to be performed. This was one of those F U @ Ford Engineers oil changes I hated how they designed the car. THE dang filter was located on the SIDE of the transverse mounted front wheel drive engine in the tightest of places between the firewall and engine. And to change it properly with a hot engine was also the worst, because it sat directly above the exhaust pipe. I felt like I was shoving both arms as far as they could go and barely able to get strength or a filter wrench to turn old filter off.

When she finally moved from MD to Fullerton CA, I no longer had to worry about that car.
I also never forget that her Engineer dad messed up a simple oil change.
 
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