[SEL] OT - Funny vehicle maintenance stories

[Curt Holland]

    Hope you find this humorous!
    Just for some light fun, what funny automotive maintenance stories
    can you all tell?
    Curt Holland
    Gastonia, NC



    The Oil Change


    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) 30 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, filter, 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) 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: splash hot oil on face and
    arms in process. Cuss.
    12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off 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 oil filter among trash in
    trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
    17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish
    oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener work.
    18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change".
    Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil
    in hole in back yard instead of taking it to recycle.
    19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
    20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
    21) Walk to 7 - 11; buy 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) Remember drain plug from step 11.
    25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
    26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard
    along with drain plug.
    27) Drink beer
    28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily
    patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties.. Wash drain plug
    in lawn mower gas.
    29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor.
    Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
    39) Drink beer.
    31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with
    oilyrag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent 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 stupid crescent wrench.
    35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss August 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 five fresh quarts of oil.
    41) Beer.
    42) Lower car from jack stands.
    43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
    44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled
    during steps 23-43.
    45) Beer.
    46) Test drive car.
    47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
    48) Car gets impounded.
    49) Call loving wife, make bail.
    50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.


    Money spent:


    Parts $50.00
    DUI $2500.00
    Impound fee $75.00
    Bail $1500.00
    Beer $40.00
    Total -- $4615.00