Originally Posted by ExPatTyke

It's 10/40 motor oil in the case of my intrepid teenage son. Last week he asked for some oil for his college and town BSO.

Being hors de velo and still on crutches I made the mistake of telling him to help himself from one of the cans in the garage.

15 minutes later he hadn't reappeared, so I hopped over to the garage to find him mopping up what looked like the aftermath of the Torrey Canyon from the garage floor. He'd grabbed the first oil can he saw - a 5L container of full synthetic - and apparently upended it over the freewheel.....

I made a few pointed suggestions and retreated to the house, not wanting to slip up on the oil slick and gain another broken bone.
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