At least nobody here has done an oil change, and went to fire the engine up with the drain plug still out...
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1991 Dodge Stealth ES - The car that started the 3S obsession
Mods: Open air filter, "resonator" bottle removed, Off the road, deciding on selling or parting out :'(
1991 Fiji/Mystic Blue R/T TT 1 of 235(paint/R/T TT only, can't find more info, VIN is a 1 of none number)
Show: First-gen VR-4 rims, Dual illuminite speakers. Soon: second-gen rear bumper
Mods: RPS full face clutch, Fidanza flywheel, ATR downpipe, TurboXS dual stage boost controller(10 PSI and 13-15(need tuning device)), K+N fipk, Kormex 25 spline, recall transfercase. 180k service done thanks Clint. EGR Blockoff and Vac Reduction. Soon: Fix hot-start issues(Bigger injectors ftw) and coolant/oil temp issues, water/meth injection, some sort of real tuning device, Aluminum stock pulley, DSM Sidemounts, solid motor mounts. 1987 Dodge Ramcharger - The back-up plan. Mods: Non-computerized timing, custom white gauge faces and red LED illumination, cat-back straight pipe, Chevy seats, Ford running boards, and Mopar everything else.
Yup, this must be a trend with Fram filters. Happened more than once on my last Mustang, now out of habit I always check the old filter to make sure that gasket is still on the old filter.
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93 Mustang GT, white 5spd- broke tranny, traded for:
91 Galant VR4, belize green 1189/2000 - broke tranny, sold
02 Focus SVT, black 3 door - drove it like I stole it for a month and traded for:
00 Mustang GT, dark red 5spd - a year of burnouts and donuts, sold 92 3000GT VR4 - garage queen wearing out its welcome
97 Ranger...bought an extra vehicle cause I needed to get to work on monday when the garage queen broke
Red '92 VR4 226,000 mile daily driver that run's 11's! Once I convinced the wife I needed 600hp to drive to work every day, 1/4 mile at a time, the rest was easy
Big 16G Turbos w/IPS headers and pre-cat eliminators, DR Stage 3 heads, 92mm Wiseco pistons, PTE 680cc injectors, ARC2 fuel controller, HKS Twin-Power Ignition, HKS EVC IV BC, HKS SSBOV, Alamo I/C's and HardPipe kit, ATR DP, Borla exhaust, NeedsWings Electronic Exhaust Cutout, MSD 8.5mm plug wires, Denso Stage1 fuel pump, DR Fuel Pump Hotwire Kit, South Bend FE/SS Stage 5 clutch, Boost Cooler water/meth injection, DynoTech Metal-Matrix aluminum driveshaft, no cats, Eibach lowering springs, PowerStop/Stillin rotors, Goodrich SS brake lines, PSI Tire Pressure Monitor System, AEM Wide-Band O2, Fittipaldi wheels, 2-tone all-leather Interior.
My biggest gripe regarding working on cars myself. That and the melted rubber from burning out bushings
Double gasket never happened to me, but I read that this happened a lot on the Honda Elements and since their oil filter is above the exhaust, this resulted in a nice number of fires.
Come to think of it, the first time I replaced the filter on my wife's element it was a b**ch to get off.
Man, I love K&N filters with the built in hex "nut".
Changed my oil yesterday, don't have to worry about gaskets anymore. I have a life time filter of T6 billet aluminum housing, T 304 Stainless Steel filter and Viton seals. I can remove the canister and the filter at any time for inspection and or cleaning.
Changed my oil yesterday, don't have to worry about gaskets anymore. I have a life time filter of T6 billet aluminum housing, T 304 Stainless Steel filter and Viton seals. I can remove the canister and the filter at any time for inspection and or cleaning.
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Re: Oil change disaster....lol
My biggest gripe regarding working on cars myself. That and the melted rubber from burning out bushings 
