My daughter drove away on a 75-mile trip just after my oldest son had
changed the oil (Dodge minivan). She'd been gone only ten minutes when we
noticed the filler cap on the bench, and a trail of oil in the street. We
started chasing, but couldn't catch her. We left a message for her to check
the oil when she arrived (this was before cell phones). She called later
and reported that there was no oil on the dipstick, and that she was filling
it back up. Took 4 quarts. She bought a new cap and returned a few days
later. Amazing how much oil came out of that uncapped filler opening. A
year or so later we had to replace a head gasket and do some other major
repairs. Coincidence? I'm not sure.

I suppose it could have been worse. Might have been the drain plug.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:AbK6d.135152$MQ5.35854@attbi_s52...
I hope your drain pan was large...

Thankfully, yes.

Actually, by the time we noticed the problem, we only lost between 2 and 3
quarts of oil. Thankfully, it drains out slower than it goes in.

When I told my mechanic this story, he just laughed, and said that we were
lucky that we at least had a drain pan under the quick drain. Apparently
he
has made this same mistake, years ago, and his first indication of trouble
was when he tried to take a step!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"