DIY oil change on a 996

[ekam]

Wow. Just wow.

Oil change and spark plug change problems. - Rennlist Discussion Forums

[Ghostrider 310]

That's right up there with, " I never drove standard but I thought, hey a Porsche would be a good car to learn on".

[Deserion]

If the video he posted was the one he watched, then I don't know HOW in the hell he screwed it up that much.

[AndyA6]

Well, at least he shared his experience, no need to flame this guy. We all made some silly mistakes, didn't we?

[Jager]

My first oil change a Dodge Colt, I was 12 years old, my dad directed me to get under the car and remove the plug that was on the bottom side of the pan... so I did. Less than 100 miles later a blown head gasket. My dad took the car to the Dealer and they discovered too much oil in the crank case and no oil in the standard transmission.

[ChrisZang]

OMG, but seriously you got to hand it to him
Had I screwed up like this, I would hide under a rock and not tell the whole world about it.
Well, thinking about it, there was this one time where I ..........

[thstone]

Hah! I have to laugh. Right up there with the time that I cracked a Toyota cyl head as I pryed it off of the block because I forgot to remove a head bolt! Oops.

[Ghostrider 310]

One time an oil gasket heat sealed to the block of a Fiat 128, my brother failed to notice. All the oil drained out, the customer drove it many miles past the oil light illuminating. My father rebuilt the engine for the guy 100% free parts and labor, that's how he rolled.. Ever since that day in the seventies, I always look on the filter for the oil seal.