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So I've been meaning to change my oil for quite some time now. Earlier on in the day I went out and bought some ramps, oil filter, oil filter wrench and a really bright lamp/flashlight. I already had 4qts of Mobile 1 in the garage. [I always change my oil but I do it at work so since I was planning on changing my oil at home I went out and bought all those things.] So I wasn't doing anything at around 9:30pm so I decided to change it.

I go out back and set the car up on the ramps, get my lamp out along with the all the supplies and all that crap. I lay on the creeper and slide under the car. I locate the oil pan bolt, I put the socket wrench on it and turn the bolt left... and nothing. I try again and I couldnt get this thing to budge. Then I thought to myself I'm getting this off now so I pushed as hard as I could and BAM i got it turned! Instead of the feeling of relief or accomplishment I had a sudden rush of pain and my hand was all wet with oil. Wait, that's not oil, thats... BLOOD! I dont exactly remember how I had my hands but I guess I had my left hand on the right side of the wrench so when I got the wrench to turn I unknowingly smashed my thumb between the wrench and the bottom of the engine. I quickly sat up and wrapped my hand with a towel and came to my room, took some advil, took pics and then went back out there to do a one hand oil change

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As you can see, I smashed the sides of my thumb so badly that I cracked the nail and blood was coming through the crack. Never have I wanted to cry so much... but I held my own

-eL

 

If it makes you feel any better, I have weird looking thumbs, too...

 

R18 ownage .... wait is that an oxymoron?

 

that sucks, next time get better tools such as a longer ratchet, which in term give you more leverage so you don't have to push as hard.

 

ugh... thanks for sharing :x

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hey, that looks like any ordinary finger! or TOE!

 

I always use my feet while working on cars

I bit all my finger nails... so they all look like that

 

Thats an injury , I should show you my quarter sized burn on my arm, yeah welding accidant but I have other scars from working on cars for a living .

Anyways get use to it, specially if you like working on cars.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats an injury , I should show you my quarter sized burn on my arm, yeah welding accidant but I have other scars from working on cars for a living .

Anyways get use to it, specially if you like working on cars.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I'm always getting hurt at work. Working with diesel tractors and trailers... it's easy to get a good cut. I'm just pissed because I'm bleeding through my nail lol. Never cracked a nail in half sideways

 

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Yeah, I'm always getting hurt at work. Working with diesel tractors and trailers... it's easy to get a good cut. I'm just pissed because I'm bleeding through my nail lol. Never cracked a nail in half sideways </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol literally.

 

After countless knuckle shaves I learned to use the tap method. Put the socket on the bolt and hold it with your left, then with the palm on your right hand tap the ratchet until breaks loose. This technique avoids shaved knuckles and stripped screws.

 

Thats nothing. I've had gas in my eye, smashed a wrench into my forehead, and numerous other slices and dices from working on my last car.

I remember once when I was younger I was being stupid and playing with my moms sewing machine, and ended up having it run a thread right thru my index finger nail, almost came thru the other side too. Woo hoo...

 

.....I got shot in the knee cap.

 

welp, that beats me...though, its not really a mechanics injury... unless you live in a REALLY bad area.

 

Nah, but I was in a fairly bad area at the time... middle east... it's unforgiving.

 

wow. sorry to hear that. I'm fixin to go ready reserve so I hope I don't get activated.

 

Heh, not to be discouraging or anything, but we had a guy with the IRR with us.... he had I think a week left of the IRR.... felt bad for him.

 

wow that really sucks. I guess i'll just have to see what happens. I wouldn't be surprised with bush talkin about more troops and all in Iraq.

 

Eh, I'd imagine it won't that bad after a few months, right now everyone's in an uproar after that whole Saddam execution thing.

 

.....Who would've thought, right?

 

you're thumb looks oddly long in the first picture..I bet the ladies dig the longevity of the thumb LOL

 

haha thats why i decided just to take mine to the honda dealer....they only charhe $20, which after buying all the oil and filter it comes out to be pretty close anyways heard the new civics had the filter all funky

 

why does everyone feel the need to turn this into a contest that they got hurt worse?? stupid...

anyways, sucks dood... looks like you smashed your **** pretty bad... i'm sure we all know that hurts like **** at first... a nice blunt always fixes that for me

 

Sean, your posts have been kinda pissy today, I think u need to calm down...LOL...j/k..don't leave a pissy comment for me, my feelings will get hurt..

 

i had a friend who had 4spd tranny out of a chevelle fall on his thumb... he drove himself to the hospital where the sewed most of it back on.

 

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Not to try to sound like some elitist douchebag but I use mobile 1 synthetic and always do my own oil changes... for peace of mind. I'd rather screw my own car up rather than have to prove that someone else did.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SeanJohn1802 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
anyways, sucks dood... looks like you smashed your **** pretty bad... i'm sure we all know that hurts like **** at first... a nice blunt always fixes that for me </TD></TR></TABLE>

Too bad I don't smoke Wouldn't be a bad time to start though Sucks that I had to take off today... my job can't be done with one hand