Well, when you're reaching over your head and using your non-dominant hand, sometimes you forget little things like that...

This is what happens when you put 1/8 turn INTO an already tight drain plug trying to remove it... Of course, I didn't notice the crack until I had finished the oil change, and had filled the case. So, little by little, 11 quarts of my favorite Mobil product was drip-drip-dripping away.

Fortunately, AutoZone had a replacement!! I was able to change it only losing about 1 quart... (though every drop of that quart was down my arm though )

Oh well, if you can't laugh at yourself, then who can you laugh at?

 

Sorry. I had to laugh. After having to remove all of the little nuts and bolts and stuff for my injector install, this was just to funny. Ok. I'm gonna shut up now.

 

You gotta stop hanging out with Sosa & Bonds & Mcguire.

 

Hey! We need some steriods for our trucks!

 

Next time hook a vacuum cleaner up to the oil fill spout with duct tape when your wife isn't looking. No oil will come out the drain and none will be sucked into the vacuum (try telling that to the wife) If you are using a vacuum that doesn't suck well the blowby will need to be blocked also, screwdriver handle works.

I use this method every once in a while when someone looses the plug sealing washer in the drain pan but installs the plug anyway.

Never experienced it but have heard if you use this method on a gasser that the vacuum can blow up due to gasoline fumes in the crankcase.

 

when turned all crazy,,remember ,if youre using youre right hand,,thumbwards,is tightening,,left hand,thumbwards,is loosening.righty tighty dont work for me either when youre all twisted up backwards.(thumbwards-meaning pushing up with youre thumb)...thats the redneck terminology for it...... .....bama

 

I just remember that if the position changer thingy on the ratchet is pointed right, it's loosening. If it's pointing left, it's tightening. That or counter clockwise is loosen and clockwise is tighten.

 

It looks like your plug may have been bad anyway due to metal fatigue, poor QC, previous crack, etc.

 

Ive got an EZ change drain plug:

http://198.104.149.53/CoastalData/sh...ID=210&CATID=1

Makes changing oil a whole lot more enjoyable.

 

Dr. Jack Evil: Looks like you could use that setup to pull the plug on HELL. It is not that bad there is it?

 

__________________________

Thats the rule for right handed threads alright

 

How can changing your oil enjoyable? ITS 15 QTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mine takes 11 qts.

 

Well my Excursion took something like 13 with a quart of DURA So about 14.

 

Oh, you were refering to Brand "F".