My stupidity knows no bounds!!

[dmbm525i]

Drove car today with the oil filler cap off,  what an idiot,  oil everywhere and hopefully no engine damage.  Top tip don't be stupid.
Mark

[cptspaulding]

Drove car today with the oil filler cap off,  what an idiot,  oil everywhere and hopefully no engine damage.  Top tip don't be stupid.
Mark

You're not the first & I'll put money on you won't be the last [emoji849]

Not me. At least not yet [emoji39]

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[je72]

Very refreshing to hear it's not just me that does "stupid" things whilst trying to be nice to our cars. I've had a good run lately:

1 - Cracked rear light assembly with my thigh whilst leaning in swap out the camshaft sensor (which didn't resolve my problem anyway)  (:< >

2 - Threaded the stud on the top of the engine that holds down the plastic coil pack wiring cover thingy-me-bob  :withstupid:

3 - Broke the plastic fasteners that hold the engine cover on, I was really gentle with them but they just crumbled  (:< >

[Ardent]

Oil filler cap. Been there done that. :notworthy:

[1979scotte]

Been there done that but Tom was present at the time so it was all his fault.
Not on the 2 I hasten to add.

[delhusband]

Most things I attempt on my car end in some form of calamity...

[StuC]

Most things I attempt on my car end in some form of calamity...

Sheesh @delhusband



or for the younger members of the audience

[delhusband]

Most things I attempt on my car end in some form of calamity...

Sheesh @delhusband



or for the younger members of the audience

Lol! Love Marvin
"Life! Don't talk to me about life"

[Justin.D]

Did the oil cap thing many years ago on a mk1 astra. Made a huge mess at my local Shell station. Never did find the cap

[Ardent]

Did the oil cap thing many years ago on a mk1 astra. Made a huge mess at my local Shell station. Never did find the cap

edited and expressed here. 

[Justin.D]

Did the oil cap thing many years ago on a mk1 astra. Made a huge mess at my local Shell station. Never did find the cap

edited and expressed here. 

lol, let me elaborate.

When I was young and clueless I topped up the oil in my old knackererd Mk1 Astra. Left the oil cap on top of the rocker cover and drove off to the local petrol station. While rounding a roundabout I heard a little 'Thunk' - didn't think anything of it until I got to the petrol station. Oil dripping everywhere, popped the bonnet and then realised what the little thunk was - oil cap falling off the engine onto the road, never to be found again

Pushed the car to the parking spaces in said petrol station, got a lift to the local scrappers and nabbed an oil filler cap to replace the lost one

Note to self - always place the oil filler cap on the bonnet latch mech - can't close the bonnet if the cap is in the way!!!

[StuC]

Note to self - always place the oil filler cap on the bonnet latch mech - can't close the bonnet if the cap is in the way!!!

Nice back up