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Old 12-29-2006, 09:52 PM   #19
clroberts
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Jumpstarting a car is so simple I can't understand how people can get it wrong. In fact, the only thing that truly has to be hooked up is the positive side of the terminals. The negative side can just be hooked to another grounded part of the engine compartment. (Although I always hook it to the negative terminal myself) As far as the other maintenance, I used to change my dad's oil in his vehicle when I was around 12. One thing I have noticed about changing oil since I was a Kid is that I have a lot more strength so when I tighten the Oil Filter, it stays tight and oil does not leak. (I did have one mishap where the Gasket from the old Oil Filter came off and since I have never encountered that before, I did not notice that until I started the car and Oil leaked everywhere. Of course I quickly shut off the engine before anything could get damaged.)
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