Working on you car BLOOPERS

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:18 pm

This thread is to post your dumb mistakes while working on your car

ENJOY!

When doing a swap in a honda I was under the car trying to get the bitch pin out, Stolle decided it would be a good time to pull the intake manifold without draining coolant. I got a nice coolant shower and a very wet work area for the rest of the day.

Working on my 87 Camry on the side of the road(turned out to be the alternator) a gust of wind lifted the hood then slammed it on my head knocking me out. Woke up to a cop asking me if i was alright.

eh2_Erik · Post by **eh2_Erik** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:30 pm

On my old EG hatch, i put my skunk2 springs in backwards... but who hasn't done that before haha.

delslo · Post by **delslo** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:59 pm

Recently, I did oil.... forgot to put cap back on and drove to work.

Messy and Smokey.

Had a blow out in my continental, wouldn't start afterwards. I messed with it for like an hour before I called a tow truck (I was on Vacation) He towed me to a shop where they looked at it real quick to see what was going on. The blow out tripped the fuel shut-off. 250 bucks for a seanic cruise on I-40

GTI-Guy · Post by **GTI-Guy** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:44 pm

Great idea for a thread

Was cleaning my MAF and grab'd the wrong aresol can ... spray'd lithium grease on it instead of electrical parts cleaner ... $150 mistake

MikeL · Post by **MikeL** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:56 pm

Stripped a strut tower bolt because I thought I was loosening it when I was actually tightening it.

Mazkid · Post by **Mazkid** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:09 pm

Latest blooper was doing an oil change at work on my Protege. Never had used the oil gun before. I pulled and held the trigger and watched the needle spin around, counting off the quarts...got past 3 so I let up but the trigger locked on. I paniced and pulled the gun out, thinking that I could avoid over-filling. Oil in my engine bay, front of the car, a mechanic's tool box and work bench, some parts on the floor, the floor, and the trash can that was the gun's destination where I figured out how to turn the damn thing off.

So I check the car and definitely overfilled. I had to put the car up on the lift 3 times to drain and get the level right. Took way too long and I felt like a retard. That's what I get for trying to use free-to-me oil. lol

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:14 pm

GTI-Guy;181727 wrote:Great idea for a thread

Was cleaning my MAF and grab'd the wrong aresol can ... spray'd lithium grease on it instead of electrical parts cleaner ... $150 mistake

VW MAFs already go bad all the time, no need to help it along

GTI-Guy · Post by **GTI-Guy** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:28 pm

btlfed7;181738 wrote:VW MAFs already go bad all the time, no need to help it along

You're a true VDub enthusiast! Yes, VWs are solid in terms of body & drivetrain, but a true VDub enthusiast embraces all the little things that go wrong as a means to become intimate with the car!

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:49 pm

GTI-Guy;181764 wrote:You're a true VDub enthusiast! Yes, VWs are solid in terms of body & drivetrain, but a true VDub enthusiast embraces all the little things that go wrong as a means to become intimate with the car!

I miss my golf.....

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:53 pm

GTI-Guy;181764 wrote:You're a true VDub enthusiast! Yes, VWs are solid in terms of body & drivetrain, but a true VDub enthusiast embraces all the little things that go wrong as a means to become intimate with the car!

not to mention coils, thermostat and colant temp sensor

dumbest thing i have ever done was got to excited and did not tighten the lugs drove it out the garage herd that dreaded noise tried to bring it back in but boom fell right on the rotor