How you almost just ruined something..

[///digitalme]

one time for not changing the belts the belts blew to pieces and drive with no belts for about a mile and my car almost overheated (opened the hood on the freeway while driving and turned the heater) :) saved my e30

[Jaxx_]

when adjusting valves 1 week ago i put the valve cover back on and was about to start the car. I put the key to position II and looked at all the gauges. The "oil pressure" light was on on the dash -- but I knew it wasn't hooked up. I turned the car off and went to look for the oil pressure warning light hookup. It was under the valve cover. Luckily I didn't turn the motor over!


Another time I came real close to dropping an oil jug cap in a running motor after topping it off with oil. I literally put the plastic cap over the big round hole above a moving cam and almost let go. I then realized that the cap i was looking for was laying on the fender. Picked that up instead and put it on the filler neck.

[E30SPDFRK]

And I know that many of us have done brake jobs/work and have forgotten to pump the pedal before backing up/pulling away.

Lol yup. I was like 17 at my old work and had just finished doing the pads and rotors on a 911. The customer was standing right over my shoulder watching me the whole time so I was going kind of quick so I would look like I was really good at it. I backed out of the shop, which was downhill from the door right into the road about 25' away with cars parked on both sides, and started doing the "press-nothing-oh shit-press-panic look-panic press" and managed to stop right before the road. He just happened to be talking to the shop manager when I did that though so no one saw it and I just drove away like nothing happened.

[N2MYE30]

And I know that many of us have done brake jobs/work and have forgotten to pump the pedal before backing up/pulling away.

Yup!

Didnt tighten lugbolts...almost a disaster. Now I triple check!

When I had my first car in HS, I was wondering....what is that back stuff running up on the window, I forgot to put the oil cap back on. FAK!!!

[hoseklamp]

Yup!

Didnt tighten lugbolts...almost a disaster. Now I triple check!

When I had my first car in HS, I was wondering....what is that back stuff running up on the window, I forgot to put the oil cap back on. FAK!!!

You just saved me from looking like an incompetent ass! (Wait, maybe I am one...) While reading this, I suddenly remembered I hadn't tightened the lug nuts on my girlfriend's E46 after doing her rear wheel bearings :???: Luckily, they weren't too lose and I met her after class with my breaker bar and 17mm deep socket in hand to tighten them suckers up!

[N2MYE30]

You just saved me from looking like an incompetent ass! (Wait, maybe I am one...) While reading this, I suddenly remembered I hadn't tightened the lug nuts on my girlfriend's E46 after doing her rear wheel bearings :???: Luckily, they weren't too lose and I met her after class with my breaker bar and 17mm deep socket in hand to tighten them suckers up!

You sir were about to be single again. :p

[hoseklamp]

You sir were about to be single again. :p

I have a sneaking suspicion that it probably wouldn't have ended too well... Her response to me talking about it was, "is that dangerous?" followed by a "Yeah they're wiggly lol"

Probably a reason the constant droning of her rear wheel bearing hadn't been fixed yet...

[george graves]

I was tired as hell, working on a full lift. I forget what we were doing - doing front suspension work I guess. I started undoing the sub-frame bolts as I was standing under the motor.

That could have been a bad day.

[HarryPotter]

I was tired as hell, working on a full lift. I forget what we were doing - doing front suspension work I guess. I started undoing the sub-frame bolts as I was standing under the motor.

That could have been a bad day.

lol. ahahahhaha. Damn that's just too shot.

[e30frosh]

While on a float/camping trip, my friends Tacoma was overcome with a flat tire at our campsite. We jacked up the truck and fiddled with the spare as he looked for the key to lower it via cable from the rear. He, being a mighty barrel-chested gent, could not shimmy under the chassis. I offered my services, being a bit more demure. As he searched, and shook, the trucks cabin, I peered and pryed beneath. He exited the cab sans key and any idea of where the spare lowering key may reside. I decided to scoot between the frame rail and spare, and begin the arduous task of slicing through the thin metal cable. Armed with only a mini hacksaw, the truck swayed with every movement. Up until the last few strands of tinsle it never dawned on me that I may be in danger. Lying on my side I kept splitting hairs of metal until the spare freed itself and dropped to the grassy earth. The truck quickly followed it to the ground. Resting on its rear drum, the 2WD Taco had just enough space for me to shimmy out from under the rear. I gazed at the scissor jack for a moment, and headed to the cooler for a beer or 7.

[nando]

And I know that many of us have done brake jobs/work and have forgotten to pump the pedal before backing up/pulling away.

I've done that twice changing pads at the track. good thing nothing was in the spot behind me!

I've also left a wrench on the crank bolt after doing a valve adjustment, lucky I don't have a clutch fan and nothing has ever been damaged.

I also forgot to tighten down the front hubs after replacing some suspension parts. lucky it didn't damage the bearings!

[Adrian_Visser]

Left the oil cap off on my e28. Stopped at an intersection and my oil cap kept going right into the intersection and almost got ran over by another car... haha oops. My first car ever was a K car, burnt alot of oil so I did lots of refills, one night in the dark I spilled a little more than usual on the exhaust manifold. Poof smoke then oh shit fire! Man I am lucky the car didn't burn to the ground!

[RedHoodRidah]

Had my m50 swap already to go and start right up. Cranked and cranked no start. Checked every little thing spark, fuel, ckp ,cps , grounds, relays/fuses. Come to find out I had completely forgot to CONNECT THE ECU!!!!

[cagedbunny]

My first car ever was a K car, burnt alot of oil so I did lots of refills, one night in the dark I spilled a little more than usual on the exhaust manifold. Poof smoke then oh shit fire! Man I am lucky the car didn't burn to the ground!

You sure? ;)

[Adrian_Visser]

I see what you did there...

Yeah it was a fucking piece, but it was one of those talking cars they made in the '80's you know the ones that when you open the door it says "a door is ajar" lmfao everytime I drove it!
it didn't have a coolant temp gauge or an oil pressure gauge either, the voice would tell you when it was gunna blow up lol