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Old 08-20-2003, 09:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Oil Change

Oil Change instructions for Men:

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00..
2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20.00, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.
18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it to service station to recycle.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
30) Drink beer.
31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992) in the left boob.
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Call loving wife, make bail.
50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts $50.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Beer $40.00
Total-- $4165.00

-- But you know the job was done right

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Old 08-20-2003, 09:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I can't wait to show this to my car maniac buds, they'll love it!
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Old 08-20-2003, 09:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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oh man...that's one of the funniest things i've read in a LONG time. especially since i change my own oil. never used a screwdriver to get the old filter off...note to self

one part that was left off tho:

<insert between steps 9 and 10>

9.1) while using the crescent wrench the drain plug becomes to worn to grip so you take a file to each side to get a grip again.

9.2) drink another beer
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Old 08-21-2003, 12:35 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Oil Change

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Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties
Lol! ...but I always take my old oil to the recycle bin at the dump!
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I don't change my cars oil because

a) I don't know how to
b) it's so cheap to get it changed by professional
c) Even if I did know how to change it, I wouldn't because of the wasted time and mess caused
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Old 08-21-2003, 02:29 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Quote:
18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it to service station to recycle.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
I live in indiana, can't buy beer on sundays. Stupid God laws.
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28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties.
LOL, if I change my oil at my buddy brian's, he's got a hollowed-out old tree stump with some deep grooves cut in it that we dump our oil in.

Great list SPEEDO.
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Old 08-21-2003, 07:08 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Oil Change instructions for Women:

1. Drive car to Quickie Lube.
2. Flirt with grease monkey to get $12.95 special even though you forgot the coupon.
3. Pay for oil change.
4. Complain about soiled mats and get coupon for free oil change and car wash next visit.

Money spent:
$12.95
Includes two oil changes and car wash.
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Old 08-21-2003, 04:56 PM   #8 (permalink)
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HeHa Speedo,

I have done all of that. Very, very accurate.
Here is how I get around it.

1) Oil starts to leak from engine.

2) Add oil every 2000 miles.

3) Praise self changing oil with a beer.
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