Thread: I made a fool of myself today.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

As far as messes go the Isuzu has some interesting points - the cartridge filter points up! It has a drain plug though - which you remove by feel (and usually drop into your waste oil container) - and watch the oil drain straight onto the front universal on the prop shaft, with sufficient drop so it spashes when it hits - and the remaining oil on the U-joint is spread around nicely as you drive off after the service.

When I was giving KhunMoo in Derby a hand to change his oil and filter on his 4BD1, he made a paper trough which he used to guide the oil down to the waste oil container.

I was doing my 300 Tdi Disco at the same time so I made up a catch bottle to put under the filter - it's also in a great spot (not).

Ron

Definitely not on your lonesome with that one.

Luckily you didn't have the mess to clear up after


Martyn

Yes, I've seen a couple of qual mechanics do that, it's just called having a bad day.

Worst oil change for me was the gearbag on the disco. Without a decent drum pump at home I resorted to a cheapo syringe style pump from supercreep. It was bypassing so badly that as I pumped oil into the filler a good half of the oil was running out the back of the pump onto my chest, my face, even in my ear!! From there it ran thru my sinus passages and I could taste trans fluid for hours!
I had no choice but to keep going to get oil back in it. Speed was the key, so while I stayed laid underneath (soaked thru) I had to call SWMBO in to stand at the side of the car with the oil bottle at the ready, she would fill the cartridge for me and I would quickly pump it in before it all drained out the back of the pump. Picture something akin to trap shooting - SWMBO would call FULL and away I went...

Originally Posted by oldzook

Yes, I've seen a couple of qual mechanics do that, it's just called having a bad day.

Worst oil change for me was the gearbag on the disco. Without a decent drum pump at home I resorted to a cheapo syringe style pump from supercreep. It was bypassing so badly that as I pumped oil into the filler a good half of the oil was running out the back of the pump onto my chest, my face, even in my ear!! From there it ran thru my sinus passages and I could taste trans fluid for hours!
I had no choice but to keep going to get oil back in it. Speed was the key, so while I stayed laid underneath (soaked thru) I had to call SWMBO in to stand at the side of the car with the oil bottle at the ready, she would fill the cartridge for me and I would quickly pump it in before it all drained out the back of the pump. Picture something akin to trap shooting - SWMBO would call FULL and away I went...

That's a great story. Sort of reminds me of 44 gallon drums, a 2" pump, mollasses and Mrs Numpty. But that's another story.

do tell

or is it not for young ears?

I had an direct feed type oil pressure gauge in my series 3.
It was mounted beside a amp meter on the tray that runs across from where the speedometer is located.
Unknown to me the amp meter must have had a short it melted the oil line to the gauge.
I knew nothing until my feet started feeling strangely warm.
It was winter time so the warm was nice, as the heater was never plumbed correctly.
I don't know has much oil I list, but I do know there is a series 3 with a well protected fire wall.
And my navy issue Dunlap volleys were never the same again

Noice Work. Perhaps old age is closer than you think

This was an oil change to eclipse all oil changes. A few years ago one of our apprentice aircraft engineers was told to drain the engine oil in the tug and refill it from the 200 litre drum, and he did, completely to the top of the rocker hat.
He was a 1st year apprentice so I guess he had an excuse.