Bodge JobsIf you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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spectacularly messy though not having a oil filler cap on can beit's unlikely to have the slightest effect on the running of the engine. Are you sure the car just didn't want some beer and you fooled it with the can?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 15:09,
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Leave it long enough......and enough oil will escape to make the engine seize. Probably.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 15:19,
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It will. Had a near miss with this one Xmas Eve en route to Leicester in my old man's old Renault. Improvised cap + top up oil = day saved.
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Fathter Puddytat Kill Kill dat widdle boid is mine on, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 15:26,
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Oh yeah, we did buy more oil at the garageShould have mentioned that in the original post, I suppose
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emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 15:27,
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Indeed. At that point a crushed tinny will not effect a repair, though..(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 16:30,
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Just telling it like it happenedIt was the only thing I could find wrong with the engine; I "fixed" it and the car worked again.
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emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 15:26,
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I don't doubt itI have long suspected Metro engines run on witchcraft anyway.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 16:31,
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*Geek mode engaged
The A series engine is a lovely piece of engineering - and pretty successful considering the number of years and vehicles they were in.
The K series never had the same 'soul'
*Geek mode disengaged
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