Lesson learned from my 1st oil change

[BigSkyBronco]

I've been wrenching on my own vehicles forever and I rarely trust others to do the same quality of work I can do myself. So for my 1st oil change @ 4600 mi. I figured I would change the oil/filter myself. I have access to a 2-post lift so no big deal right?
The procedure itself is pretty straight forward. Warm up the 2.7, remove oil fill cap, remove oil filter, open drain plug (slowly). I did the first three step with my BL on the ground but before I lifted it up I realized that the lifting pads were not where they needed to be. Again, no big deal, I can just put it in neutral and push it forward a few inches. I know that to shift the trans into N the ignition (not the motor) must be on. Well it is rare for me to push the Go button w/o my foot on the brake and of course my motor fired right up.
Remember the part about removing the oil filter?

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[PWillette]

Oh shit moment I bet

 

[BigSkyBronco]

"Oh shit moment I bet"

You wager correctly!

 

[Mhguy]

Sadly, we all do things like that occasionally.
Clean up on isle 1 .

 

[dgorsett]

That's something i might do, look around to make sure no one was watching and move on. Probably wouldn't mention it on the interwebs.

 

[thesocalexplorer]

Fun times. Accidentally did something similar once with my old Datsun, gotta love the lingering smell of oil splatter around the engine bay

 

[SeptuagenarianSasquatch]

Man-bun beta-boys don't understand our relationship with oil, grease, motor vehicle fluids...dirt...mud...

 

[Saltwater Junkie]

Just a heads up,this stuff is amazing, don't ask me how I know.

 

[BigSkyBronco]

That's something i might do, look around to make sure no one was watching and move on. Probably wouldn't mention it on the interwebs.

I’m not afraid to admit when I screw up. Hopefully someone will learn something from my mistake. I did!

 

[SeptuagenarianSasquatch]

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