Yesterday I changed my oil and oil filter in class. Even though it was pretty easy, this is a huge accomplishment for me because I’ve never touched anything under a hood. I took my big van to class, and the first time I rolled under it I felt a little claustrophobic.

It went pretty well, but my oil pan ended up being too small and it overflowed dirty oil all over the garage floor, which was no fun to clean up. By the end I was growing comfortable being under the car, and even reaching my hands deep up inside to get to the oil filter.

This just the beginning, but it was a huge victory for me because I was so intimidated before. Now I have an intimate knowledge of where the oil goes in, comes out, where to look for leaks, etc. I’m getting to know where things are under there!

This saturday I’ll be doing a tune-up. I’ll let you know how that goes…