A quick Heads Up regarding oil changes

Over the years we some times get complacent with mundane activities and it came back to bite me today.

The Barracuda was due for an oil change and the wife was off to a baby shower so what better time to spend some quality time in the garage.

So I changed the oil and filter on the Barracuda. As I normally due I started the engine and waited for the oil pressure to come up and it was very slow and all of a sudden I had lots of smoke billowing out from the engine compartment.

Shut it down and got out to see oil all over the garage floor. It was coming from the filter, immediately I knew, and a quick look at the old filter confirmed it, the gasket on the old filter stayed on the block. I learned along time ago that you need to check for this and I haven't had one stay on the block in 20 years and have gotten lazy.

Anyway, that great deal on Mobil 1 at Wal Mart wasn't such a great deal, I need 3qts to top the pan up and used two bags of kitty litter to clean up the mess.

Tips of the Day; Always check the oil filter gasket surface before putting on the new filter, always chock your wheels when you jack the car and never ever get under the car without it being supported on jack stands.