Oh F*ck :( I am so stupid...

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aaronjb

#25
May 22, 2007, 15:24 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by aaronjb
Quote from: "Gav1980"Moral of the story - when topping up your oil always put the cap somewhere that'll stop you from shutting the bonnet, that way you can't forget to put it back on - I won't be doing this again...

Yep, that's exactly what I do now, too!
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Chris_h

#26
May 22, 2007, 15:42 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Chris_h
My oil filling drama relates to ruining a pair of trousers and new suede shoes (not blue) whilst I stood holding my funnel post top up.   s:( :( s:(  

Drip, drip drip.

Could Mr T have made it any harder to check and top up the oil??
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aaronjb

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May 22, 2007, 15:47 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by aaronjb
Oh yes..

Never tried to find the engine on an MG-TF or Boxster, have you?  s;) ;) s;)
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Anonymous

#28
May 22, 2007, 15:49 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Anonymous
Poop happens.  What a mess that must be.

spit

#29
May 22, 2007, 15:50 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by spit
Handy tip from the Cheapskate Club: get yourself down to your nearest £ shop - they sell funnels with a mesh filter and detachable flexi for ... well .. a pound.  s:wink: :wink: s:wink:  Very useful for re-filling.

I think Gav has just earned a nomination for the coveted prize of "topic search and revival champion"  s8) 8) s8)
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Slacey

#30
May 22, 2007, 16:09 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Slacey
Quote from: "spit"Handy tip from the Cheapskate Club: get yourself down to your nearest £ shop - they sell funnels with a mesh filter and detachable flexi for ... well .. a pound.  s:wink: :wink: s:wink:  Very useful for re-filling.
I've got one - works well and can't be beaten for a quid!
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enid_b

#31
May 22, 2007, 16:36 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by enid_b
not fair, gav gets an award....

all i got was NECROPOSTING stuck under my post?


harumph !
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a bloke with a flint would likely have been an improvement

philster_d

#32
May 22, 2007, 20:08 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by philster_d
Quote from: "spit"I think Gav has just earned a nomination for the coveted prize of "topic search and revival champion"  s8) 8) s8)

hehe and Aaron was just collateral damage.   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

rmowbray

#33
May 22, 2007, 23:34 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by rmowbray
You've plenty of company in this club, I've done it too   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  

Even worse, when I picked up my Mk1 MR2 from the garage I bought it from xx years ago, I got home to find oil everywhere. Yep you guessed it, the garage had left the filler off   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

carl_evs

#34
May 23, 2007, 00:34 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by carl_evs
I used to do it all the time in my old Rover..... was lucky that I always used to ut it in the same place and it would drop into a nice gap above the gearbox and stay there...so when i remembered i knew where it would be to put back on!!!

(It became regular to top up oil/coolant as was having issues at the time and didnt have the money to fix for a few weeks therefore daily checks were compulsory!!)
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karlus972

#35
May 23, 2007, 10:35 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by karlus972
that story made me think of this one guy in the US who lost the oil cap of his M3. What did he do then? he stucked one of his sock in the hole as the oil cap was gone   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  

What happened? The sock went straight into the engine parts and f*cked up his motor   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  
This thread was on SC, and went all around the world and the poor guy, was soooo upset!

Glad none of you thought of this lame option!   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Madinina Style!!

philster_d

#36
May 23, 2007, 11:06 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by philster_d
I remember and the funny thing was the garage he took it to said they had seen this before   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

karlus972

#37
May 23, 2007, 11:15 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by karlus972
That story made me laugh for hours!!!   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  
- Sh*t, my oil cap is gone. WTH, let me stuck my left sock in
- Oh carp, my M3 engine is toasted!! well, let me post this on the M3 board, to see what they think

  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  

I think this story went to thousands of car forums   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Madinina Style!!

Anonymous

#38
May 24, 2007, 10:30 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Anonymous
I read this post without looking at the date and thought "been there, done that" then I saw DarthPaul had put up a reply and was ready to put a welcome back answer................then I looked at the date  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Anonymous

#39
May 24, 2007, 13:48 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Anonymous
2005?  Oh lord I was going to say that I thought he'd done it before but was afraid of making him feel worse!    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
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