Messed up first oil change...

[ginoe]

the very 1st thing you MUST do before your oil change: WASH THE AREA of the oil cap - rinse off any road grime and build up.

i did my 1st oil change one night at around 10:30pm and did not feel like hooking up the garden hose to rinse off the bottom of the engine. the whole process took twice as long because dirt and crap got all in the areas where it should not have.

i used a k&n filter, they come with the 0-ring (i pinched the original o-ring just like you did).

[mp183]

the very 1st thing you MUST do before your oil change: WASH THE AREA of the oil cap - rinse off any road grime and build up.

Good point, I just use a compressor and blow the junk off.

[Kerry]

kerry is out of extra o-rings cause his last one is sitting on my desk.

What's it doing sitting on your desk?  Here I am facing another oil change and you have my last O-ring sitting on your DESK?

(Just kidding.  Remember how I recently bought a bunch of filters?  I should be good for a while.  I may even come up with some more extra O-rings. )