Yared Sintayehu

I am a 10th grade student attending Arlington Career Center interested in web development and car mechanics. I enjoy creating choice-based games with my code and am currently learning the fundamental concepts of basic vehicle maintenance. The projects I have worked on are listed below. Enjoy!

Highlighted Projects

JavaScriptCanvas

One Piece: East Blue Legend

A choice-based text-adventure game showcasing dynamic array handling, simple combat state variables, and clean Canvas graphics. Sail, face rival captains, and recruit crew members.

Launch Project

MaintenanceHands-on

Basic Oil & Fluid Maintenance

A simple, hands-on log documenting the basic steps of a routine vehicle oil change and fluid level inspection. Focused on learning clean, safe procedures and identifying simple engine bay components.

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Objective: Understand routine fluid management and standard component identification.

Focus Areas: Shop safety, fluid specifications, waste management.

Step 01

Safety Prep & Vehicle Setup

Parked on flat ground, set the parking brake, and put wheel chocks behind the rear tires. Located the correct lift points under the frame rail, safely raised the vehicle using a hydraulic floor jack, and secured it onto heavy-duty jack stands before working underneath.

Step 02

Draining Old Oil

Positioned an oil drain pan underneath the engine oil pan. Used a box-end wrench to loosen the oil pan drain plug, carefully removing it by hand to let the old oil drain completely. Inspected the crush washer on the plug and replaced it with a fresh one to avoid oil leaks.

Step 03

Replacing the Oil Filter

Located the oil filter assembly and used a filter wrench to loosen it. Carefully pulled down the filter to catch any trapped oil. Before spinning on the brand new filter, smeared a light coat of fresh engine oil onto its black rubber gasket to make sure it creates an airtight seal against the engine block.

Step 04

Adding Fresh Fluid & Checking Levels

Tightened down the drain plug and new filter to proper specifications. Moved to the engine bay, pulled the oil filler cap, and poured in the recommended amount of fresh motor oil using a clean funnel. Ran the engine for a minute, shut it off, and checked the dipstick level to make sure the fluid was right between the minimum and maximum lines.

Step 05

Secondary Fluid Inspections

Concluded the log by performing visibility checks on auxiliary engine bay fluids. Checked the brake fluid reservoir level, the bright pink/green engine coolant expansion tank, and topped off the windshield washer fluid tank.