Idiot girl does an Oil change on a 20 year old Mazda 6 in glorious 4:3 aspect ratio
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Published 2024-08-04
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You're NOT an idiot. If you aren't real familiar with oil changes on vehicles, you're going to make mistakes. The key is to learn from those mistakes and move on.
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At least you are trying to maintain your car. Good job for a first time.
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I would have checked the dip stick, but procedure looks good. If you have ramps and a break bar, it means you know a thing or two.
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Rotate the oil jug about 90 degrees (Flat side up) to make pouring the oil easier when full, keep the pour hole as near the top as possible to create a higher angle when pouring.
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I've been there before, having to leave a filter on and get around to it next time. It's all part of the learning experience, and usually you end up with better knowledge or tools coming out of it.
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You own a breaker bar, already ahead of 80% DIYers, I usually just use a short piece of pipe and my wrench
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Don't call yourself a idiot, we all learn as we go, the real idiots are the people that refuse to try.
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I wouldn't say you're an idiot. Worked with a mechanic in the business for 20 years who couldn't remember to refill the crankcase with oil after draining it.
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Decent job for the first time, and kudos to you for doing it! A tip... never "push" a wrench to loosen a nut or a bolt especially if your knuckles are potentially headed towards and hard or sharp objects. Rather "pull" to loosen with a straight arm and save your knuckles.
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could be worse, my neighbor used wrong size 12pt socket on his Jeep on a stuck plug he put sealant on, then buggered it worse with a vise-grips. I went over with propane torch and hammered on a 6-point and used breaker bar, told him to go get a new plug
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TOP TIP - Always use a shorter socket. Great effort thou.
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Great job!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Good job you’ll do better each time you do it. I’ve been changing my oil for fifty years, I was worse when I first started 👍
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That's a fine job! Stay on top of your maintenance and hopefully your car will last for many miles to come. Super Tech is good oil. Just don't push it too long.
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Don't use a long socket when a short one will do. It can cause the socket to angle off to one side and slip off, especially when using a long handle or breaker bar, as the torque pressure may not stay square on the bolt or nut. Been there done that in my 67 years of sore knuckles. If you must use a long socket, try to hold the end of the ratchet so it stays square on the bolt.
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Well, done. Save the money . Supertech great oil, the price did go up but still affordable.
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Uninformed or unexperienced is not def of idiot , idiot is actually latin for not understanding politics . You did great and I did not see anything idiotic.
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4:44 Good job. It's better to underfill a little, especially if the filter isn't changed. There's always some oil that won't drain.
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Just keep on going you're doing fine change the filter and go on
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I broke the oil filter housing on my Toyota a couple months ago and I’ve been changing oil since the mid 80s. Was that a canning food transfer funnel? 😂
