Oil & Fuel On the subject of oil changes, while I hate to admit it.

[Chuck K.]

Just a friendly FYI.
Dont get in a rush like me...... Be sure and drain the oil from BOTH drain plugs

Was wondering why 9 quarts overfilled it, talk about feeling stupid.. I use to be an auto mechanic and Ford was notorious for double sump oil pans that had 2 drain plugs..

Oh well I will change the oil again on my next days off........

 

[TalonDancer]

Just a friendly FYI.
Dont get in a rush like me...... Be sure and drain the oil from BOTH drain plugs ....

And in the case of the Transmission/Hydraulic fluid (AKA UDT) all THREE drain plugs

FWIW I suspect that experienced mechanics are more likely to make this mistake because they don't read the manual as carefully as a NOOB

Talon Dancer

 

[drtydeed]

Just a friendly FYI.
Dont get in a rush like me...... Be sure and drain the oil from BOTH drain plugs

Was wondering why 9 quarts overfilled it, talk about feeling stupid.. I use to be an auto mechanic and Ford was notorious for double sump oil pans that had 2 drain plugs..

Oh well I will change the oil again on my next days off........

Don't feel so bad. I changed mine the other week and forgot to put the drainplug back in! Yes, you guessed it. It took twice the amount of oil to fill it back up. That get's expensive. Thankfully, I never try to crank them over until I see signs of oil on the dipstick.

And yes, I used to be an ASE certified mechanic.

 

[Chuck K.]

T.D. I think you hit the nail on the head:

FWIW I suspect that experienced mechanics are more likely to make this mistake because they don't read the manual as carefully as a NOOB

This probably makes me more dangerous LOL..

And D.D. I was guilty leaving plugs out a couple of times when I use to wrench years ago.. The most exciting thing though was leaving a fuel line loose after rebuilding the carb, and as luck would have fuel spayed found bad coil wire and I had a nice fire in seconds... The good thing was I alway kept a large CO2 fire extingusher in my stall and had it out in less then a couple of seconds but it sure made for a lot of excitement..