So just did something stupid

[tommorth]

was giveing the car an oil change and was in a bit of a hurry and didnt realise that the oring from the old filter was still on the car so now i have 4 litres oil spread over my driveway and the engine bay of the car .So I am off to supercheap for a lot of degreaser and some more oil

[JimO]

someone has scribbled on your plate as well.....blardy vandals

[HRT]

Heh, you learn very quickly to check the o-ring is still in the filter when you take it off. Been there, done that. You only tend to do it once though

[firefighter]

Doh! Glad Iv'e never done that.....hopefully now I never will!

[rwh]

my best effort was trying to fill up the gearbox with oil - having not put the driveshaft back in ... and the front of the car was jacked up, so the oil just kept pouring out the back. I noticed when the pool came out the side of the car.

Richard

[skidMark]

my best effort was trying to fill up the gearbox with oil - having not put the driveshaft back in ... and the front of the car was jacked up, so the oil just kept pouring out the back. I noticed when the pool came out the side of the car.

Richard

I think thats a good effort

[firefighter]

my best effort was trying to fill up the gearbox with oil - having not put the driveshaft back in ... and the front of the car was jacked up, so the oil just kept pouring out the back. I noticed when the pool came out the side of the car.

Richard

To think how pissed I was when I dropped the washer from the sump plug into the oil pan.........!

[skidMark]

To think how pissed I was when I dropped the washer from the sump plug into the oil pan.........!

Could be worse...i dropped a head bolt washer down the cam chain hole once.

That was a mission to get out.

[slimjim]

aaaaaaarrrrh! fuck !!!!!!!!! there goes the petrol price again ... washed down into the storm water drain i hope !

[tommorth]

all washed into my poor garden i hope the plants dont all die wont be doing it again
a mate of mine once forgot to put the sump plug back in before refilling

[homer]

was giveing the car an oil change and was in a bit of a hurry and didnt realise that the oring from the old filter was still on the car so now i have 4 litres oil spread over my driveway and the engine bay of the car .So I am off to supercheap for a lot of degreaser and some more oil

Easy done , i actually thought you were going to say , you left the bung out

[ynot slow]

Never did that,but put the filter on my cortina and didn't realise the gasket from old filter was still on,put new filter on,filled up start car,sound of oil sraying under bonnet was nice.Took filter off,cause I saw old filter and no gasket on it.Lost about 500ml over engine.

[NOMIS]

Try 8L on the floor of workshop while servicing a crewman

[CookMySock]

haha, yeah I've done that. You're using a cheapo oil filter aren't you ? The quality ones have a fixed oil seal so this can't happen. If the filter is mounted horizontal, and it doesn't have a flow-back preventer, you are going to ruin your engine coz it runs without oil for some time on every start.

DB

[ynot slow]

haha, yeah I've done that. You're using a cheapo oil filter aren't you ? The quality ones have a fixed oil seal so this can't happen. If the filter is mounted horizontal, and it doesn't have a flow-back preventer, you are going to ruin your engine coz it runs without oil for some time on every start.

DB

No it was a valvoline filter off hand,about 18 yrs ago,think it was first oil change since it was bought by me,remember the bloody filter was on damn tight,hence the gasket stuck to the block,combined with dark area when the new filter was installed didn't see the old filter missing the gasket.Always check now though.