XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: ron@null.invalid   
      
   On May 01, 2023, Scott Lurndal wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   > On the other hand, modern cars are so close to the ground it   
   > is impossible to get underneath unless you have a lift or use   
   > jack stands or ramps.   
      
   I saw a quick response and I was worried you'd jump on me for saying "oil   
   filter bolt", which I realized after I sent it I had meant oil filter and   
   oil pan bolt, but yeah, they're close to the ground.   
      
   But the jack stands put them about, oh, what? Fifteen inches high? I don't   
   want to measure my belly but I am hoping I'm oblong so my 35 inch waiste   
   should put my belly button at just a tad below that fifteen inch mark.   
      
   > Then there are the idiot engine designers that put the drain plug   
   > on the side of the oil pan instead of in a recess on the bottom,   
   > so the oil shoots out sideways instead of falling straight down   
   > into the catch pan.   Chevy, I'm talkin' 'bout you!   
      
   I don't know why they do that since part of the fun of owning a vehicle is   
   being able to work on it at home. Luckily, all my oil pan drainage bolts   
   are easy to get to, although I admit I don't always replace the copper   
   washer every time.   
      
   One thing I forgot to mention about motor oil when I said it's almost   
   impossible to find a bad oil is that you can get the "wrong" oil.   
      
   For example, you can buy "diesel" engine oil, which is GREAT in terms of   
   wear protection, but it will kill your cat.   
      
   Interestingly, they put all over the box and oil container how GREAT it is   
   in wear protection, but in tiny print in the hardest spot to locate it,   
   they might mention that it's poison for your cat.   
      
   Ron, the humblest guy in town.   
      
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