Aboardman
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 11:55 PM |
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women checking oil levels
i had a call from my mates step daughter asking me to look at her car, couple of small jobs, tail light out and radio stopped, easy fix new bulb and
new fuse
and oil light sometimes comes on checked the oil level not even showing on dipstick
it took 3 and half litres of oil to fill it up
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Fozzie
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 12:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Aboardman
i had a call from my mates step daughter asking me to look at her car, couple of small jobs, tail light out and radio stopped, easy fix new bulb and
new fuse
and oil light sometimes comes on checked the oil level not even showing on dipstick
it took 3 and half litres of oil to fill it up
Hmmmm...... I have also heard of many a man doing the exact same thing.......and worse! 
Routine levels/tyre pressure checking is hardly rocket science is it? 
Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Simon
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 12:03 AM |
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Probably needs a new 710 cap too
ATB
Simon
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 12:09 AM |
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I once took a punto gt turbo out for a test drive, gave it the usual thrashing to listen for any noises, then got back and looked under the bonnet and
found that had no oil on the dipstick! needless to say i didnt buy it, but that was from a garage who should have no excuses!
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Browser
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 04:47 AM |
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You'd be suprised how many people think that the red warning light means low oil level. Our old Carina GTi had a low warning light and
I've had to try very hard to convince my wife that this is a relatively unusual feature and if she ever sees a red oil can light up on the dash,
stop the chuffin' car!
In line with the subject of this thread, how many people have you met who think that an MOT is a service? A mate once serviced a car for a friend of
theirs, alright it was a 1.3 Maestro, hardly the cutting edge of technology, but she'd complained of heavy steering and the engine stalled if
she ever pushed the choke in. Turned out her husband, who'd left her, had always dealt with vehicle servicing, though he'd have been
better asking someone with a brain cell.
The oil was totally shagged, the air filter a solid lump, the plugs and points had gaps like the Grand Canyon and were burnt to feck, the carb was all
over the place and all four tyres had 10psi in them. Turned out his idea or servicing was the MOT! To say Andy transformed the car for her was a gross
understatement
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gary gsx
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 07:13 AM |
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Sounds like half are lorry drivers at work 
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seadog
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 08:55 AM |
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Ask 'Shortie' about his method of when to top his oil up......he likes to wait for the sweet tones of CLANKING under the bonnet before he
checks his levels!!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 09:15 AM |
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and the opposite is of course - the engine not being able to run because someone filled the engine right to the top - ie coming out the filler cap -
caused a few smiles that did .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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James
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 10:11 AM |
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Friend of mine has an MGF.
She drives it every weekday 1.5miles to the train station, then 1.5miles home. So nice cold starts with some queuing in traffic.
I asked the other day about what she did about sevicing it.... it's not had an oil change in it's entire 56,000 mile life!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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SeaBass
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 11:01 AM |
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Sounds like a recipe for the black death!!
Image from the Engine Oil Bible...
Cheers
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 29/1/07 at 07:47 PM |
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0nce had an old girl come into the garage I worked at saying her car, an 1100 had a water leak . She had filled it up and it took 2 water cans or more
. Unfortunatly she had filled through the oil filler cap.
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