Oil Change Tips for Men and Women (non se-r)

ianshannon97 ianshannon97@msn.com
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 03:10:11 -0500


  Oil Change instructions for Women:
  1) Pull up to "Jiffy Lube" when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the
last oil change.
  2) Drink a cup of coffee.
  3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained
vehicle.
  Cost:
  * Oil Change $20.00
  * Coffee $1.00
  * Total $21.00.

  Oil Change instructions for Men:
  1) Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil, filter,
kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree.
  2) Discover that the used oil container is full.   Instead of taking it back
to O'Reilly's to recycle, dump it in a hole in the back yard.
  3) Open a beer and drink it.
  4) Jack car up.  Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
  5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
  6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
  7) Place drain pan under engine.
  8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
  9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
  10) Unscrew drain plug.
  11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in the process.
  12) Clean up mess.
  13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
  14) Look for oil filter wrench.
  15) Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off.
  16) Drink another Beer.
  17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil change
tomorrow.
  The next day
  18) drag pan full of old oil out from under car.
  19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
  20) Beer.  No, drank it all yesterday
  21) Walk to 7-11 to buy more beer.
  22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket
surface.
  23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
  24) Forgot to re-install drain plug from step 11.
  25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
  26) Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard along
with drain plug.  (IDIOT!!)
  27) Drink beer.
  28) Uncover hole and sift for drain plug.
  29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor.
  30) Drink beer.
  31) Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
  32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
  33) Begin cussing fit.
  34) Throw wrench.
  35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December(1992) in
the left boob.
  36) Beer.
  37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
  38) Beer.
  39) Beer
  40) Dump in three fresh quarts of oil.
  41) Beer.
  42) Lower car from jack stands.
  43) Accidentally crush one of the jack stands.
  44) Move car back, apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step
23.
  45) Beer.
  46) Test drive car.
  47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
  48) Car gets impounded.
  49) Make bail.
  50) Get car from impound yard.

  Cost:
  * Parts $50.00
  * DUI $2500.00
  * Impound fee $75.00
  * Bail $1500.00
  * Beer $25.00
  * Total-- $4150.00
  * But you know the job was done right!

91 NX2000 with work.
97 Maxima SE, smooth and powerful automatic
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/ianjiggyroom/IansNX2000page.html