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05-20-2012, 06:55 PM
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Feel like a dipsh!t today!
So I went to top off the oil yesterday on my 2002 3.0 and found I didn't have any M1 5W-30 left. OK, I'll pick some up at the 'Zone today and get her up to full.
My son drove to Prom last night and this morning I noticed a SES light -- scanned out as a P0171 and P0174, so maybe there is an intake leak. Got home to add the oil I bought and... No oil cap. Fortunately it was still on top of the intake runners, so I added my quart and re-installed said cap. Morals of the story: 1. Keep some M1 5W-30 on hand with a car that burns it 2. Don't get interrupted. 3. Don't be a dipsh!t! Bill 
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05-20-2012, 06:57 PM
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dang, sounds like you actually got away fairly easy. that could have been much worse. thanks for the lesson and the heads up!
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05-20-2012, 07:37 PM
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Oops! Luckily it didn't turn out too badly. I have heard of an oil change with no oil going back in, leading to tragic consequences.
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05-20-2012, 08:14 PM
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In my experience, we are all idiots on regular occasion!
You got lucky...sometimes Murphy is looking askance.  GL, mD
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05-20-2012, 08:47 PM
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You could have drained the transmission fluid instead of the oil like my buddy did on his Toyota Tundra.
But forgetting the oil cap is up there.
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05-23-2012, 05:12 AM
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Fuel cap on a tether, anyone?
ayep, we've all had countless "damn.. I'm umpty-one years old and I'm Still a dipsh!t.." moments and amen to the Murphy comment.. good luck where you find it and pay.it.forward.
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05-23-2012, 05:00 PM
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Times sure have changed - I know errr.. someone that did that same thing 20 years ago, the difference being they heard the noise as they rolled away and stopped.
Fuel door and gas tank filler neck irreparably destroyed, fuel hose and metal fill-handle? not a scratch..
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05-23-2012, 09:15 AM
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