Hardest oil change

[Ravage]

After a full day at work I decided to spend some quality time with my car and spent an hour or so tinkering with things that needed attention. It was getting dark and I was tired but I decided I had time to change the oil too. The hardest part was the oil filter. I have come across filters that were so tight and oily I had to resort to puncturing them with a screwdriver to turn them. This one was the worst ever! After 30 whole minutes of stabbing and hammering my arms were exhausted and it felt like it was only getting tighter for every tiny amount I budged it. That is of course because I was turning it the wrong way. I sure did feel stupid as I spent another 10 minutes stabbing and hammering back the other direction.  I could blame it on the fact I should have put the job off for another day, or the fact that my phone went off as soon as I reached for the filter and I was distracted, but only last week I broke a flare-nut wrench "loosening" a fuel line in the wrong direction. I have no problem maintaining orientation when things are backwards to me, but apparently when they are pointing down I'm an idiot.

Does this just happen as you get older? Anyone else have a similar story so I know I'm not alone?

Lefty loosey, righty tighty 

[lulurocks]

Everyone who has wrenched on cars or  works  In a trade.....Has those days .  If they say they haven't they are LIARS!!

Chalk it up to a bad day and wrench on!   

[74 challenge]

I learn how to check if the oil filter gasket is still stuck to the engine block on my buddies VW Sirocco.

Oil change was the fastest I had ever done during my highschool lunch hour along with a quick beer and a couple tokes. By the time we got to school there was engine oil everywhere but in the engine. Learning sucks sometimes but always better to learn on a ride that is not yours!

What always screws me up when it comes to tightening is propane tanks...why do they need to be backwards?

[340challconvert]

Been there

[anlauto]

Reminds me of an episode of The Amazing Race......but that was a guy's Mom that couldn't figure it out

[lulurocks]

I learn how to check if the oil filter gasket is still stuck to the engine block on my buddies VW Sirocco.

Oil change was the fastest I had ever done during my highschool lunch hour along with a quick beer and a couple tokes. By the time we got to school there was engine oil everywhere but in the engine.

This story  made me remember  when I was 14  I changed the oil in my  grandmas  dodge dynasty, I put the wrong oil filter on , it seated and didn't leak .  She called 30 min later and said her oil light came on when she pulled in her driveway.   Ughhh that's was a close one...   There was an oil trail from the end of my street to her driveway 2 towns over....

Ahh memeories made working on cars.......

[YellowThumper]

I have never lit my all original 67 Cougar on fire by leaving an oily rag on the exhaust manifold after a quick change...



That is my story and I stick to it...

Mike