[trackbird]

I decided to check my oil tonight (after seeing low coolant today and a 900 mile road trip last weekend). It was about a quart low (5K miles, better than usual). I go to the shelf and grab the 5 quart bottle of mobile 1 (my wifes car holds 3.2 quarts, so I usually have 1/2 a jug around or so). I start pouring it into the car when it hits me, this is used oil. Somehow, I put a jug of used oil on my shelf (and moved it to the new place, no less) and managed to add about 1/3 quart or so to my car tonight. It is mobile 1, it is probably out of my car, but I still feel pretty dumb for pulling that off.

Just thought I'd share the stupidity, somebody has to.

:stupid:

[jraskell]

I've got a friend that owns an Auto Shop, let's me use it occasionally on weekends and after hours weeknights. A few months ago he was doing some work on his own vehicle on a Saturday, so I brought my car in to change the oil. I put it up on the lift. I drag the oil reservoir under it. I pop the drain plug off and plop it in the bottom of the catch basin. I walk away. A minute later I hear Gino.

Hey Joe, you're making a bit of a mess over there.

I look over, the oil reservoir was full, and is now overflowing. I run over, but there's nothing to do about it. The drain plug is in the bottom of the basin, really hot oil is everywhere. I actually attempt to fish around for the drain plug, but I only got my fingers in the oil to the first knuckles before the stupidity of that thought hit me, and promptly removed any thought of plugging the oil drain with my thumb as well. finally just grabbed a 5 gallon bucket with probably a quart of antifreeze in it to catch the rest of the oil, which at that point ended up being not much more than a quart left. So about 5 quarts of used oil all over his oil resevoir and shop floor.

A 10 minute oil change turned into a 10 minute oil change + half an hour cleanup. And this particular resevoir even had a little capacity gauge with a big red FULL warning when it was full.