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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 10:33 AM
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Instructions for changing your oil...
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.

Money spent:
Oil change $20.00
Coffee $1.00
Total $21.00

Oil Change Instructions For Men:

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, kitty litter, hand cleaner, and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00
2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20.00, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kids pedal car.
6) Jack car up. 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; splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under ! car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer
22) Discover the first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin cussing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
38) Car gets impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts $50.00
Dui $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Beer $20.00

Total-$4145.00

But you know the job was done right!
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 10:36 AM
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1. I just sent this to my Dad
hehehehhehehe
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 11:01 AM
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4. perfect for the home mechanic.
:P
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 10:39 AM
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2. LOLOL!
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 10:50 AM
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3. Oil needs to be changed?
I learn something new every day.
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wain Donating Member (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 12:11 PM
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5. Brought tears to my eyes laughing
Some of the lines hit too close to home!

:rofl:
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 12:12 PM
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6. for me the crescent wrench and torn knuckles
is a repetitive theme. x(
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 12:15 PM
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7. I call BS - nobody buys the kitty litter in advance
We don't plan to spill any oil, so buying litter would be a waste of money - when the inevitable spill happens we sneak over and steal litter from the neighbor (it's more cost-effective that way)...

:rofl:
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 12:22 PM
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8. I had thought the same when my friend sent it to me.
Usually I try to sop it up with paper towels first then go for the kitty litter. :P
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ileus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-23-07 12:41 PM
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9. Changing your own oil is a waste of time, space, and money.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-24-07 09:01 PM
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11. Not if you're MrG. He's got it down to a science, we have the room
and have never needed kitty litter. :hi:
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-24-07 08:57 PM
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10. Whoever wrote that has never been to Jiffy Lube
They have free coffee.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-24-07 09:14 PM
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12. What if you don't drink
and you've got the right tools and you know where they are? :shrug:

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