Everything gets in the way!

[daug1502]

Ok so i'm a bit over due on my oil change. Embarrassed to admit just how much.

First I couldn't do it, because I did not have anything to catch the old oil in. Finally bought a cheap oil pan from wal mart.

Now I gotta wait on a place to do it, I'm in the middle of a move and don't have full access to a driveway right now, and no where else is level that won't get the cops called on me.

Sooo, finally today I have access to a driveway, and just when I'm about to get up and get to work, it starts raining rather hard. everything is now soaked and it's not worth doing so in the rain.

I just needed to rant. Hopefully in a few minutes things won't get anymore wet, and I will just do the change despite the wet driveway.

[oscare003]

i hate that man. i bought a thermostat like 2 weeks ago and right when i started, the rain came.
then i lost 1 of only 2 botls on the dang thermostat. .

had 2 go 2 lowes and find another bolt. i put on the stat but i was lackin a FREAKIN o-Ring lol i just now got the ring. so ill have 2 do it another day. i know the feeling man~
at least the oil filter isnt at a hard place 2 grab like my honda.

[petrified.rabbit]

i see people changing oil in the street all the time, in fact i know a few people who do brakes. rad changes etc right in the road..

[oscare003]

^im guilty of that under the street lamp. i dont have a drive way right now so its over tha grass

[MatchboxKiller]

Yeah, town hall parking lot for me. But thats only because I live right next door.

[Z34guy]

I have a driveway. As for you guys complaining things get in the way. I challenge you to change the alternator on my car, in the driveway, without dropping the engine, without complaining and without pulling your hair out.

[thehunterooo]

i wont even start with my rants

[Shibbs]

I work at a dealership. When I get close, I call a writer and say "My car has a weird vibration, can I take a look at it?"

They say SURE. Then I proceed to do my oil chance/service in a nice tiled shop with a hoist and everything. I love it.

[daug1502]

Lol @ the replies. those were a good reminder, that i'm not the only one.

I did get my oil changed last night, after the rain in the wet drive way. Now i just have to get rid of the oil.

As for the thermostat, I once took mine out of my old prelude, and ran for a couple days without it, somehow the housing held a seal, much to the confusion of everyone. I didn't know the seal was in the thermostat itself at the time. then the bolt broke in the housing and came out by just the threads holding it together.

Radiator, did that at a friends house for my dad's truck, lol my bud races dirt track so he kept the old rusty coolant.

Alternator. . . well they can't all be on top i guess. I blew 2 within 2 weeks on that same prelude when I installed a subwoofer, had to go to one from an accord that had more amps. Wish I could find that option on our the aveo.

oh and working in the shop is just cheating =D>

[petrified.rabbit]

c3customs, (aveosummit on here maybe?) has an upgraded alternator option, but its money. Not money like blowing out the stock one a few times, but more than the average aveo own thinks/wants to pay when they dont understand its needed for larger demand..