MDNick
Gold Member
Seems we all have these stories.
I have one of those plastic drain pans with the integral funnel. Dropped the drain plug (it was HOT) into the pan. Naturally the funnel directed the plug into the center hole. Which had the expected effect of plugging the hole. With overflowing oil, I quickly reached in with fingers to grab the drain plug. Did I mention it was hot? I did not get the plug, still had oil on the ground AND burnt fingers.
Now one of the tools that I go under the truck with includes a screwdriver with a magnet stuck to it. Always.
Dad has owned several F250's. They historically always take FL1A oil filters. So he buys his filter, gets home, drains the oil, removes filter (not noting that it was not an FL1A) and attempts to screw on his FL1A. The new filter is the same size, but different thread (metric likely). He was not happy. My ranger at the time did take an FL1A, so I went to town to buy him a new filter and I got his.
But I know both oil changes were done right, and in an environmentally conscious manner./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Nick
I have one of those plastic drain pans with the integral funnel. Dropped the drain plug (it was HOT) into the pan. Naturally the funnel directed the plug into the center hole. Which had the expected effect of plugging the hole. With overflowing oil, I quickly reached in with fingers to grab the drain plug. Did I mention it was hot? I did not get the plug, still had oil on the ground AND burnt fingers.
Now one of the tools that I go under the truck with includes a screwdriver with a magnet stuck to it. Always.
Dad has owned several F250's. They historically always take FL1A oil filters. So he buys his filter, gets home, drains the oil, removes filter (not noting that it was not an FL1A) and attempts to screw on his FL1A. The new filter is the same size, but different thread (metric likely). He was not happy. My ranger at the time did take an FL1A, so I went to town to buy him a new filter and I got his.
But I know both oil changes were done right, and in an environmentally conscious manner./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Nick