Don't wrench while intoxicated...

Saturday evening I grabbed beer and my Auxbeam switch panel and made my way to the back building to install it. By the end of the evening I had it installed and was also fairly intoxicated. The next morning I go to get in the truck and head into town and my check engine light is on. Can't remember the exact code but it was basically the system is detecting low voltage. I'm not going to get into everything I checked, did get a voltage tester and tested the battery and the alternator. Both were right on the money. Was really to the point of scratching my head. In the end what it came down to was, at some point in the evening I had pulled a 10 amp fuse out of the dimmer fuse spot. Have no idea where the fuse went to, right now a 15 amp fuse, that Toyota was so kind as to supply me with, is sitting in its spot until I can make it to AutoZone.

The most stressful thing about the whole situation, was the thought of coming here in search of advice and having to admit I f***** up something as simple as installing that switch. Don't drink and wrench boys and girls...

 

I just MUST one-up you ...

Oil change instructions

1. Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a
   case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a
   scented tree, and use your debit card for $50.00.
2. Stop to buy a case of beer, (debit $24), drive home.
3. Open a beer and drink it.
4. Jack truck up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5. Find jack stands under kid’s pedal car.
6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
   Place drain pan under engine.
7. Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
8. Give up and use crescent wrench.
9. Unscrew drain plug.
10. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you
    in process. Cuss.
11. Crawl out from under truck to wipe hot oil off of face
    and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
12. Have another beer while watching oil drain.
13. Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
14. Give up; crawl under truck and hammer a screwdriver
    through oil filter and twist off.
15. Crawl out from under truck with dripping oil filter
    splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil
    filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental
    penalties. Drink a beer.
16. Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat
    of oil to gasket surface.
17. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
18. Remember drain plug from step 11.
19. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
20. Drink beer.
21. Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the
    floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
22. Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink
    beer.
23. Crawl under truck getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe
    eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with
    stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang
    knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles
    and frame.
24. Begin cussing fit.
25. Throw stupid crescent wrench.
26. Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit truck
    and left dent.
27. Beer.
28. Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood
    flow.
29. Beer.
30. Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
31. Beer.
32. Lower truck from jack stands.
33. Move truck back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil
    spilled during any missed steps.
34. Beer.
35. Test drive truck.
36. Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the
    influence.
37. Truck gets impounded.
38. Call loving wife, make bail.
39. 12 hours later, get truck from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts: $50.00
DUI: $2,500.00
Impound fee: $75.00
Bail: $1,500.00
Beer: $20.00
TOTAL: $4,145.00

Pretty sure a dui is a lot more these days but yea that’s a funny story and I’m sure a lot of us can relate on a number of these types occurances.

 

You should really be recycling those old oil filters ….

 

Best response to the story, what a ride. I only limited myself to two beers when wrenching. Once I'm done, I enjoy 2-3 more depending on what my plans are.

 

Be nice to your truck, get help.

 

Well then I gotta ask, what is even the point of living at all?

 

where?

i've brought my oil to auto parts stores, as well as oil change places, and car dealerships. all of them, i bring in my carefully-wrapped oil filter to avoid spilling, they offer their standard garbage can to dispose of it.