What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[LordFly]

Changed the oil today. Was excepting the drain plug to be a little longer... Biggest mess I have ever made

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[eagle-co94]

Yeah that's about right. I've seen 13.2 or 13.8 posted before also. I've done a true Empty tank capacity test. Would require trailering it to the gas station ;-)

Actually no, I've intentionally gone to the gas can with a 2 gallon gas can and filled it up. I then proceeded to cruise around until I ran out of gas. I poured the can in and stopped at the nearest gas station and filled up. Then I got an accurate idea of what the tank and filler neck will hold. This is most helpful on older cars that had more than one tank size option.

[Dangermouse]

Changed the oil today. Was excepting the drain plug to be a little longer... Biggest mess I have ever made

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Full of surprises aren't they, these little cars

I hope you had cat litter handy.

[Lenny]

I took my car to the full service car wash to get ready for the Celebration car show. I like to do that to get started. However, last year I told the guys what I was doing and they worked their butts off to make the car shine. When I got home I had very little to do.

Anyway, when I drove it up to the guys to detail after the wash the kid came up and said I did this car before. I told him about the show and he said he remembered me from last year. I asked if he remembered the $20.00 tip and he said "That Too" He worked for 1/2 hour on the car and walked away with another $20.00 tip.

[DMC5180]

Actually no, I've intentionally gone to the gas can with a 2 gallon gas can and filled it up. I then proceeded to cruise around until I ran out of gas. I poured the can in and stopped at the nearest gas station and filled up. Then I got an accurate idea of what the tank and filler neck will hold. This is most helpful on older cars that had more than one tank size option.

Ref. My original post. I meant to I've NEVER done a true empty to full tank capacity test. OOPS

Anyway, what was the NET result? How far did you drive to the gas station after adding the 2 gal ? Figure 20 MPG city driving.

[Jonathan]

Yeah that's about right. I've seen 13.2 or 13.8 posted before also. I've done a true Empty tank capacity test. Would require trailering it to the gas station ;-)

Or potentially driving it there with a full tank, park it next to the pump, leave it running and read a book until it runs out of gas, lol

[Ozzie]

Changed the oil today. Was excepting the drain plug to be a little longer... Biggest mess I have ever made

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lol. I also had a biggest oil spill ever, the one and only time I used the exact catch that you have in the picture. The flow out of the pan is just too fast, too varying in angle, for that catch to keep up so it splatters, overflows, it's a mess. Get an open top pan style next, and you'll do much better next time.

[Bitsyncmaster]

lol. I also had a biggest oil spill ever, the one and only time I used the exact catch that you have in the picture. The flow out of the pan is just too fast, too varying in angle, for that catch to keep up so it splatters, overflows, it's a mess. Get an open top pan style next, and you'll do much better next time.

Those oil pans need the drain cap removed when your changing the oil. Mine does not overflow but will splatter the oil when the air tries to escape.

[SS Spoiler]

Pulled the covers off, blended out the stains, fired up on second crank. Filled with fresh gas, and gave it a much needed wash. Went in to check on Montana car shows.

[Jonathan]

Changed the oil today. Was excepting the drain plug to be a little longer... Biggest mess I have ever made

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If you have the rear end in the air and your catch pan centred, get a small piece of cardboard in behind the drain plug hole on an angle and basically pull out the plug and let the oil shoot out but into the cardboard and it angles it down. This stops it from splashing against the frame, which makes it go everywhere and makes a mess of your frame. It's fairly easy to control where it goes believe it or not.

The oil there in your photo looks pretty black, non?