My nephew needs a dipstick

Dangit,,, that's a new one for me...

Yeah, I was gonna say that I have a nephew that IS a dipstick.

I agree witch you Shameless.............

I thought that was the way they were spose to look on those youngster's cars.  Seems that if you turn the key and drop it in gear and it moves, turn up the tunes and hit the road.

Last time I was at my daughter's house, I pulled the dipstick on her RAV4 that the oldest grandson beats down the road.  It had been driven 4000 miles with the service engine light on.  Dipstick looked just like that.  Oh yeah,and the antifreeze reservoir was empty.

You should have seen the look on mine and dads faces when pulled dipstick in my truck and was clean but then after 2qourts still clean. The tube roted out and the stick was going down the outside of the block. Then we had 2qrts to much oil in it lol

I still change the oil in my daughters cars even though they are 30 and 27 years old.  Last time I had a come to Jesus meeting with them as one had about two quarts left in it and the other was just touching the tip of the dip stick.  I suspect they will check it more often now.

jaybmiller wrote: no they won't Stan ,cause daddy's  doing it.......

Chit,,,I can't hardly wait for an opportunity to use thet little number on the oldest boy,,,,,,,,

3 of us guys stopped along the autobahn outside Mannheim Germany. A drop dead beautiful blond was stopped beside the road with her VW. Yep it was locked up. She had no idea where the motor was located. She had run it somewhere near 30000 miles without looking at anything except the inside of the windshield. We dropped her off at the VW dealer in Mannheim and wished her some good luck.

One person I had talked to had a John Deere 314 lawn mower with a Kohler that he usually kept track of all the maintenance on. That included checking the oil most every time he mowed with it. He told his wife to do that also, and to add some if it was low. One time he was out farming, and she decided to go and mow the yard, and so after checking the oil, added some. When he came back, she told him how it smoked terribly, and wouldn’t hardly run. He asked if she checked the oil, and she said she did, and had to add about a gallon! Those engines are supposed to hold about 3 quarts from empty. So, after he drained about a gallon, it ran good again.
I guess it’s a lot better than the other way around, and running it empty!

Bought a cute little sod cutter offn craigs list, 'bout 10 years ago.  seller said he had changed the oil, in the 5HP honda, but that it still smoked.  Got home, drained the extra qt of oil from the motor, and she runs fine.  A $ 2500 sod cutter, for $400...

Edited by DiyDave - 14 Jun 2018 at 4:51am