Which kitchen utensils or household items have you used in repairing vehicles?

Here's a thread for a lazy Sunday. Over the years I've used various scrappers, pots, a cookie sheet and even a turkey baster.

 

Ha The women in my clan guard their kitchens like I guard my garage. You ain't getting out of there with nothin' but a kick in the ass.

 

Geez. I got all those from Dad's tool set. You mean they came from the kitchen?

I've heard folks who use the dishwasher, sink and oven for various projects. Or a stove top to boil water to test a Tstat. Stuff like that. Not that I'd ever try such foolishness.

You forgot the can opener. Needed to open oil cans pre plastic bottles and screw tops.



Jar grippers come in handy too, for oil filter removal, radiator caps, etc.

 

A coat hanger is known to help keep an exhaust from dragging on the ground until a proper repair can be performed.

 

my friend and i used his oven to warm up a part in attempt to separate.

it was not well received by the rest of the family. hell, i think he used the same oven to heat powdercoat. but at that time the oven was in the backyard..after he bought his wife a new stove. not sure if the new stove was related to his shadetree mechanicing.

 

SWMBO has a good collection of funnels that are useful for oil changes, antifreeze, etc. Can't let her know about that, tho.

 

Oven, hair dryer, various forks and knives.

 

I've used the oven for the BHLM, turkey baster for getting excess brake fluid out (I made sure to rinse it out really well before putting it back), and that's all I can think of for now.

On the flip side, I've used my welding gloves for baking. Works great for grabbing hot things.

 

Turkey baster to take coolant out of reservoir and put back into radiator after overheating.

 

church key - for the win!

I remember dad buying a six-pack of beer and the guy giving him an opener. now they're a couple or three bucks at the flea market. "collector's item".

anyway, circa 1967, two young misguided youths left alone by one's parents for the entire weekend. perfect time to work on the zundapp in the kitchen. dirty parts? right into the dishwasher.

hijinks ensued on sunday night when the folks came home . . .

 

I bought a Pyrex measuring bowl at a Goodwill for the sole purpose of garage work.

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My oil change pan is a former baking dish. Once she found out (due to a dent in the bottom the "wasn't there the last time I used it") it became my permanent pan. Holds 6 quarts very well.

 

luckily when my husband and I got together he had a broken down Pontiac and I had just bought my first car so he already had most of his kitchen stuff covered in gunk haha. I think my personal favorite is tongs when the pliers aren't long enough. Lots of ruined plastic containers fixing his rust bucket. My Corolla has never needed much done to it Really love the turkey baster idea though

 

Nothing from the kitchen

I tried a turkey baster for changing the power steering fluid, but it was too wide to reach the bottom of the reservoir. I ended up using the suction gun I bought previously for changing the transmission fluid.