A FEMALE diesel mechanic has shown how oil changes can turn painful if you don’t take proper precautions.
The technician voiced her alert in a TikTok video, where several viewers commented on the trouble her motor mistake caused.
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In the video clip, Melissa Petersmann (@thedieselqueen) showed herself working underneath a vehicle covered in oil.
Petersmann said: “Pro tip: If you’re trying to change your engine oil in your car, make sure it hasn’t been running for an extended period of time before you drain it.”
Petersmann added: “If it [car] has been [running before changing your oil] and you go to drain it, it’s going to be boiling fu**ing hot.
“You would think I’d know that because I do this for a living, but I just f**king did it — burned the f**k out of my hands.”
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Viewers took to this TikTok’s comment section to share their own experiences working with oil.
One TikTok user wrote: “Sorry that happened, but it probably happened to all of us that have changed oil by not thinking.”
A second TikTok user wrote: “I work at a dealership for Kenworths, Daf, and Isuzu, and we always get trucks coming straight in after [driving on the] interstate, and it’s always burning.”
A third viewer decided to remark on Petersmann’s looks instead, writing: “You’re boiling hot.”
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While Petersmann humbly admitted her mistake in this TikTok, she was more than ready to exercise her knowledge when some viewers challenged her through comments.
One TikTok account said: “You’re supposed to change it when it’s hot.”
Petersmann replied: “Warm, not hot.”
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