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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/rickrolled93 on 2025-07-10 03:55:02+00:00.

I have been putting off changing my oil for faaaaar too long, so I decided I was gonna get it done today after work. I get home, open the garage, place the ramps down. I start driving up the ramps nice and slow, but my car does NOT want to do the thing! I rev the engine a bit more and BAM! I drove over the top of the ramps and they are now stuck under my damn car!!!

I figure I'll just use my jack to lift the car up, no problem. I was wrong. BIG problem. The hydraulic fluid has leaked out of the jack and now the jack will not do the thing. My first thought is to call my dad. He was unable to come get me out of my hot mess because he was hauling stuff for his and his wife's coffee shop.

I figure my neighbor has a jack, which luckily, he does. He helped my jack my car up and get the ramps out. Then he tried to help me get my car up on the ramps but I was afraid to go over them again. He ended up pulling my car up on the ramps for me.

I drained the oil. Then I go to remove the filter and I accidentally tighten it. The ratchet is now stuck on the oil filter, with the handle shoved up in the engine bay stuck in some tubing. It took me like 30-minutes to remove the damn thing. While I am doing this, my neighbor leaves his house. I finally get the stupid ratchet off, reposition, and then make sure the rachet is going the right way. The wrench that goes on the end of the ratchet is now stripped and I can't get the old filter off.

I have a mini-meltdown and like 20 minutes later my neighbor comes back and lends me an oil wrench that has some teeth in on it. I finally get the oil filter off.

Was this my first time changing my oil? NOPE. Am I am giant idiot? Yep, probably!

TL;DR: I fought my car, and my car won. I have the cuts and bruises to show for it.