mcditalia
Well-known member
I just had to post this because I can't believe the day I had trying to change my oil.
Up on the lifts in my garage ready to do a simple oil change, or not.
Oil plug overtightened=stripped head and much &%$##%&&&,
Various wrenches, sockets, vice grips, no deal.
OK, I bring it to a local garage and explain my problem. No Problem, lets put it on the lift. Finally get the SOB off, watching BUBBA as he works under the car. I brought the 6 quarts of oil I just bought, cracked the fifth quart open and he starts to pour it in and he says, "what the h*** is this?". The oil is green and smells like 2 stroke oil. Great, I say! Actually it wasn't what I said. He just started to pour it in when he realized the mistake. He says, it shouldn't be a problem, just a smidgen got in there.
Now I know I had 6 quarts in the bag, but the mechanic says no there were only 5 quarts in the bag, so there should be 4 quarts in the car already. Ok, I'll go back to where I got the oil, show them the messed up bottle and put another quart and a half in. Buy another 2 quarts go back to the Vette and pull the dipstick out before adding the oil and see that the oil level is normal, so 5 quarts have to be in there. Now I'm thinking if the magical extra quart that's in there was another quart of the "Green Variety".
So, obviously I should change my oil again right? What kind of damage is likely to occur if it was indeed 2 stroke oil? Who the heck should I call to complain besides the oil manufacturer. By the way the auto parts store said they had to keep the messed up bottle to give me another free one.
Up on the lifts in my garage ready to do a simple oil change, or not.
Oil plug overtightened=stripped head and much &%$##%&&&,
Various wrenches, sockets, vice grips, no deal.
OK, I bring it to a local garage and explain my problem. No Problem, lets put it on the lift. Finally get the SOB off, watching BUBBA as he works under the car. I brought the 6 quarts of oil I just bought, cracked the fifth quart open and he starts to pour it in and he says, "what the h*** is this?". The oil is green and smells like 2 stroke oil. Great, I say! Actually it wasn't what I said. He just started to pour it in when he realized the mistake. He says, it shouldn't be a problem, just a smidgen got in there.
Now I know I had 6 quarts in the bag, but the mechanic says no there were only 5 quarts in the bag, so there should be 4 quarts in the car already. Ok, I'll go back to where I got the oil, show them the messed up bottle and put another quart and a half in. Buy another 2 quarts go back to the Vette and pull the dipstick out before adding the oil and see that the oil level is normal, so 5 quarts have to be in there. Now I'm thinking if the magical extra quart that's in there was another quart of the "Green Variety".
So, obviously I should change my oil again right? What kind of damage is likely to occur if it was indeed 2 stroke oil? Who the heck should I call to complain besides the oil manufacturer. By the way the auto parts store said they had to keep the messed up bottle to give me another free one.
