So I changed my Oil for the first time on my Pathfinder, since the first one was half price at the dealership... Went out and bought a new clean funnel and oil pan. Put the new pan under, pulled the plug, and ran inside for a minute while it drained, came back out and there was a HUGE black puddle of OIL on my garage floor... THE DAMN NEW OIL PAN HAD A CRACK IN THE BOTTOM...
Any advice for cleaning up split Oil on a concrete floor and an asphalt driveway?
Oil change gone horribly wrong...
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JAHBLESSINGS
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Re: Oil change gone horribly wrong...
When you're left with a stain on the floor, use WD-40 on the concrete. As for Asphalt... floor dry?scarelli wrote:So I changed my Oil for the first time on my Pathfinder, since the first one was half price at the dealership... Went out and bought a new clean funnel and oil pan. Put the new pan under, pulled the plug, and ran inside for a minute while it drained, came back out and there was a HUGE black puddle of OIL on my garage floor... THE DAMN NEW OIL PAN HAD A CRACK IN THE BOTTOM...
Any advice for cleaning up split Oil on a concrete floor and an asphalt driveway?
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Just did the first DIY change on mine as well. What a PITA. Mine started dumping oil just fine but then it started running to the back of the oil pan and dripping onto the floor. By the time I caught it I had oil everywhere. Kitty litter to the rescue. Only thing I can think is that it's because I had it up on ramps so it was leaning back a bit. The filter trough didn't work all that well either.
It's a real Pain in the "grass" but I pull off the front skid plate to do my oil changes. The small hole for the oil filter in the skid plate is not big enough and I don't want it covered in oil. I think it's impossible to get the filter off and have all the oil run down that trough and not get all over the skid plate.
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Why mess with DIY oil changes? I must be more of a dumb-ass than I suspected, but for $25 at the Nissan stealer, why do you guys bust your rumps on this no-brainer maintenence item? By doing the dealer thing you get a real Nissan filter and R&R on the skid plate. Sorry, but I must be missing something here.
they will screw something up.......SilverGhost wrote:Why mess with DIY oil changes? I must be more of a dumb-ass than I suspected, but for $25 at the Nissan stealer, why do you guys bust your rumps on this no-brainer maintenence item? By doing the dealer thing you get a real Nissan filter and R&R on the skid plate. Sorry, but I must be missing something here.
I'd likely never go to Nissan dealer. Nearest one is 45 minutes and completely out of my way. I have a terrific indi mechanic that I use and that's who did my first oil change. He's tough to get into though and I don't usually like to bother him unless it's dead of winter like last time.
DIY oil changes normally aren't a big deal but this one is a bit of a PITA. I can do our Ody in about 15 minutes. My previous Tundra had a skid plate but it came off pretty easy.
I think the other big reason I'm not a fan of dealership oil changes is because they put their greenest guy on them and I've caught screw-ups quite a few times. You get what you pay for IMHO. For $40 I can do a full synthetic change with an M1 or Napa Gold filter and go 7,500 miles easily. If I'm too lazy my guy will do it for $70. Unless I've got a serious warranty item I likely won't see a Nissan dealer.
DIY oil changes normally aren't a big deal but this one is a bit of a PITA. I can do our Ody in about 15 minutes. My previous Tundra had a skid plate but it came off pretty easy.
I think the other big reason I'm not a fan of dealership oil changes is because they put their greenest guy on them and I've caught screw-ups quite a few times. You get what you pay for IMHO. For $40 I can do a full synthetic change with an M1 or Napa Gold filter and go 7,500 miles easily. If I'm too lazy my guy will do it for $70. Unless I've got a serious warranty item I likely won't see a Nissan dealer.
There is something to be said about being familiar with the vehicle. Oil changes are a great way to do that.SilverGhost wrote:Why mess with DIY oil changes? I must be more of a dumb-ass than I suspected, but for $25 at the Nissan stealer, why do you guys bust your rumps on this no-brainer maintenence item? By doing the dealer thing you get a real Nissan filter and R&R on the skid plate. Sorry, but I must be missing something here.
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