Fallow Your Instincts

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 09/10/2019 at 22:53 • Filed to: None

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that voice in your head is right some times

Yesterday I changed the oil on my car and my wife’s. As I was falling asleep last night I had a nagging feeling that I forgot to put her oil cap back on. I just didn’t have a clear memory of putting it back on. So I jumped out of bed, went out in the rain and found the oil cap sitting on the windshield cowl by the wipers...

Also I need to make a physical check list when I do this stuff. It’s like 10 steps and I forgot One of the most important.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/10/2019 at 23:07

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could have been worse, could have been the plug

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/10/2019 at 23:10

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I did that years ago. Parked somewhere next day  and noticed there was oil dripping down the grille. THIS CAN’T BE GOOD I said. Turned out I had left the cap off and there was oil all over the engine bay.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/10/2019 at 23:18

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That would be worse. My brother in law did that but it was the fill plug on his transmission.

It seems like no real harm was done but it was scary. 

wafflesnfalafel > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/10/2019 at 23:18

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You have a good brain, that’s how it is supposed to work. I left the cap off my wife’s old Altima  once before running it around the block after changing the oil, “why does it sound different and what is that oil smell? Oh crap....”  I’d left the cap on the plastic engine cover and luckily it was still there...

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > wafflesnfalafel 09/10/2019 at 23:25

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On most cars you can leave it on the valve cover right next to the fill hole. But on the Fit the valve cover is completely under the cowl.

I’ve forgotten to put the oil cap back on before. It’s like an “out of sight out of mind” thing. I like my car better. The cap can just sit on the valve cover... cover nice and handy. 

SpecsGTP > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/11/2019 at 07:08

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When I was teaching automotive still we had a few in stances of tools being left under the hood or items left off (i .e.: caps, clamps, etc.). We started a "How good can we get" policy where someone from a different group would double check and if they found something they would be rewarded, while you got doses of public humiliation or getting a day of being the shop "service writer."

arl > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/11/2019 at 07:32

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But did you put the oil in? That would be the most crucial mistake.

Yea, I’ve woken up with a few of those “Oh shit” moments over the years. Glad you remembered! 

Manny05x > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/11/2019 at 08:54

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I had something similar but i forgot to tighten the oil drain plug on a motorcycle and i went for a ride, imagine that one.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Manny05x 09/11/2019 at 09:13

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Sounds slippery. 

i86hotdogs > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/11/2019 at 12:23

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Similar situation, but with the oil filter

We forgot to check the surface where the filter gasket meets the block; the old filter gasket was practically melted onto it. So installing the new filter seemed fine until we noticed a puddle of oil underneath because two rubber gaskets meeting each other don’ t provide the best seal