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waspy

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Good Advice (if you want it)
« on: 16 October 2010, 14:30:43 »
I checked the oil on weds & put a drop in, i thought at the time "i'll put my filler cap back in a second when i've put the oil back".
That's not exactly what happened, yup you guessed it i closed the bonnet & forgot to replace the cap ::) ::)
I went to a carboot this morning & i thought i could occasionaly smell burning oil, but thought nothing of it.
Washed her this morn & popped the bonnet to wipe around only to find oil all over the rocker cover ;D & the cap sat on the battery :-[ :-[
I topped her up with 300ml of oil & now all is good again :)
It could've been alot worse though, fortunately i was only doing low revs, but if i'd given her some like i do sometimes & do many more miles, well that's another story :( :(

Moral of the story is "always do something when you think about it" :y
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #1 on: 16 October 2010, 15:23:15 »
oh dear!! lol  :-? i think that must have happened to many people before, im paranoid about it when i top up, good news it didnt empty itself though.  ::)
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #2 on: 16 October 2010, 16:49:13 »
At least you still had the cap ;) I lost mine on the MR2 when I did that..

.. and then found it again three years later when I took the back bumper off!  ;D
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #3 on: 16 October 2010, 19:42:05 »
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At least you still had the cap ;) I lost mine on the MR2 when I did that..

.. and then found it again three years later when I took the back bumper off!  ;D

 ;D ;D
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #4 on: 16 October 2010, 20:47:46 »
Unless I do something as soon as I think of it, something WILL distract me and it won't even get thought of for another 4 hours, so I do it there and then. I'm terrible like that  :-[
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #5 on: 18 October 2010, 07:01:38 »
I can't remember who I am most of the time ::)
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« Reply #6 on: 18 October 2010, 08:37:40 »
Done it before myself on my old motor except it took me over a week to notice and about 2 hours to clean engine bay and drive. ;D
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #7 on: 18 October 2010, 09:01:25 »
dan ,if thats your avatar picture it may be a fraction too big mate :o :y

edit thats strange,its gone now :-[
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« Reply #8 on: 18 October 2010, 09:09:40 »
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dan ,if thats your avatar picture it may be a fraction too big mate :o :y

edit thats strange,its gone now :-[


Dont know what happened there mate, didnt save the resized one i think.
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #9 on: 18 October 2010, 09:36:43 »
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dan ,if thats your avatar picture it may be a fraction too big mate :o :y

edit thats strange,its gone now :-[


Dont know what happened there mate, didnt save the resized one i think.
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looking good now :y :y
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #10 on: 18 October 2010, 10:57:16 »
My neighbour many years back was an engine fitter, he had just finished a MK2 Granada Ghia X, probably 4-5yrs old. Final job was putting the air filter back on, he placed it into position but as he didn't have the bolts he left the required socket on top of the cleaner ready for his return. At which point he got called to assist someone else, by the time he was finished it was home time so he just went to his car and dropped the bonnet ::)

His boss was not amused at the panel beater and sprayers costs but he never left sockets out again ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 18 October 2010, 19:37:28 »
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My neighbour many years back was an engine fitter, he had just finished a MK2 Granada Ghia X, probably 4-5yrs old. Final job was putting the air filter back on, he placed it into position but as he didn't have the bolts he left the required socket on top of the cleaner ready for his return. At which point he got called to assist someone else, by the time he was finished it was home time so he just went to his car and dropped the bonnet ::)

His boss was not amused at the panel beater and sprayers costs but he never left sockets out again ;D

My mate did that with a mug, dropped the bonnet down & smashed the mug to bits. He had a good sized bulge in the bonnet for a while ;D
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #12 on: 19 October 2010, 22:28:27 »
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I checked the oil on weds & put a drop in, i thought at the time "i'll put my filler cap back in a second when i've put the oil back".
That's not exactly what happened, yup you guessed it i closed the bonnet & forgot to replace the cap ::) ::)
I went to a carboot this morning & i thought i could occasionaly smell burning oil, but thought nothing of it.
Washed her this morn & popped the bonnet to wipe around only to find oil all over the rocker cover ;D & the cap sat on the battery :-[ :-[
I topped her up with 300ml of oil & now all is good again :)
It could've been alot worse though, fortunately i was only doing low revs, but if i'd given her some like i do sometimes & do many more miles, well that's another story :( :(

Moral of the story is "always do something when you think about it" :y
Sorry, I thought this was going to be one of those dont pee into the wind type advice things :y
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #13 on: 19 October 2010, 22:33:30 »
I laughed at Master Vamps, 18 and just got his car on the road, did this, but you lot are old enough to know better......... ::) ::) ::)

I have never done this, left the radiator cap off when I was about Master Vamps age though..... ::) ::)  A woody Mini 850 floor push button start........those were the days..... :D :D :D
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Re: Good Advice (if you want it)
« Reply #14 on: 20 October 2010, 03:54:35 »
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Done it before myself on my old motor except it took me over a week to notice and about 2 hours to clean engine bay and drive. ;D


I checked the oil on weds & put a drop in, i thought at the time "i'll put my filler cap back in a second when i've put the oil back".
That's not exactly what happened, yup you guessed it i closed the bonnet & forgot to replace the cap Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
I went to a carboot this morning & i thought i could occasionaly smell burning oil, but thought nothing of it.
Washed her this morn & popped the bonnet to wipe around only to find oil all over the rocker cover Grin & the cap sat on the battery Embarrassed Embarrassed
I topped her up with 300ml of oil & now all is good again Smiley

« Last Edit: 20 October 2010, 09:54:14 by jimbob »
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