[DemforBush]

I confess I made the mistake of not adding enough water to my antifreeze a couple times when I was a teenager. Fortunately, a few kind words (and a slap to the back of my head) from older brother cleared that situation up for me.

Some of these others, though, yeesh. I'm not sure I'd want to ride with the person who makes the mistakes they're talking about!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

One I was standing in the checkout line at a Target store. The guy ahead of me had two bottles of Heineken beer and two bottles of Pennzoil motor oil. I told him, “whatever you do, don’t get those mixed up”.

[1rudeboy]

Couple of weeks ago, I poured orange juice into my coffeemaker.

[ez]

I got mixed up once thinking that power steering fluid and brake fluid were the same, instead of power steering and tranny fluid. Took out the master cylinder and brake lines.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

They should add “don’t add acetone to your gas tank” to this list also.

[MountainDad]

Heard about a lady that added a gallon of anti-freeze to her radiator. She poured it into the 710 cap.

(Now look at 710 upside down.)

[Dr. Sivana]

Adding diesel fuel to a gasoline-powered car's tank will make the engine stumble and knock if it runs at all. Fortunately, diesel pumps have oversized nozzles, so that mistake is hard to make.

It's easy to make if your car runs on leaded gas (larger hole), like mine did. Fortunately, I caught the problem after just a couple of gallons and filled the rest with regular gasoline, and it worked out.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Back when I owned my first car, I bought five quarts of oil and a couple of quarts of windshield washer fluid in the same quart cans distributed by one of the oil companies. Why they would do that, I don't know. They don't do it any more.

You know what comes next.

I discovered it as soon as I pulled the dipstick to check the level. Back to the auto store I went.

Sure cleaned my crankcase out, though.

[arthurus]

I had a Grand Wagoneer with a slipping transmission that leaked a little. I had it serviced and it still slipped and leaked.I drained it and filled it and it still slipped and leaked a little. I put Lucas transmission gunk in it and it still slipped and leaked. At one point I put a half a bottle of 40 weight in it when I was tired and not paying proper attention till I saw the oil bottle in my hand pouring into the tranny. I said Oh Damn! and drove it across town to the mechanic. On the ride I noticed it wasn’t slipping so I turned around and went home. I put 29,000 more miles on the thing before I sold it with the transmission giving me no more trouble- no slip and no leak.

[Joe Boucher]

Just starting route 66 I accidently filled the r.v. up with GAS.
Did NOT start the vehicle so it did not get in to the engine system.
Called and had it towed where they pumped the tank and gave me 10 gallons of diesel and charged 160 bucks. I gave they guy 200 and told him to take his wife to dinner.
Not the only dumb thing I’ve ever done. HONEST.