Originally Posted by barry123400

For some reason there are too many mishaps from changing oil. It is probably so simple people take it for granted nothing can go wrong.

Develop a proccedure and stick to it. Otherwise you will do things like installing the new oil with the drain plug out loose or worse.

A quick check of everything with the engine running afterwards is mandatory. Or at least I practice it. Even though the oil change is so simple..

This started one day when something in the back of my mind told me I had not put the plug back in the pan after draining the oil. After I had just started dumping some in.