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WIDE LOAD · 18th May 2012, 17:16

Chap at work showed me this today, I know there are some mechanical numpties on all forums, but this is a classic even though it's from 2007 I bet he still ain't lived it down.

http://mustangforums.com/forum/5-0l-...-this-car.html

trebor · 18th May 2012, 17:25

He said that someone told him it would be ok , so that makes at least 2 idiots out there Mick

WIDE LOAD · 18th May 2012, 17:28

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Originally Posted by trebor

He said that someone told him it would be ok , so that makes at least 2 idiots out there Mick

It was probably that man in the pub, he always knows everything about anything

HarryM1BYT · 18th May 2012, 19:07

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Originally Posted by trebor

He said that someone told him it would be ok , so that makes at least 2 idiots out there Mick

Nah, there are a lot more than just two, I know of lots.

I once worked for an electrical company and one of their engineers had a car with a flat battery. I always carry jump leads and always willing to help, but this guy wanted to connect his battery's +ve to my -ve and his battery's -ve to my +ve.

He was absolutely convinced that is how you did it and being a very highly qualified engineer, he knew it was the correct way to do it and no one could convince him otherwise. I threw my leads back in the boot, with a comment of 'not with my car you don't' and left him to it.

Phil · 18th May 2012, 19:14

http://my350z.com/forum/the-lounge-o...0z-ruined.html

allegroman · 18th May 2012, 19:49

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Originally Posted by Phil

http://my350z.com/forum/the-lounge-o...0z-ruined.html

I reckon the oil story is a wind up (I've seen it a few times in different places, bit like the 'I knew someone who had an ant lay eggs in their ear and they ate his brain' story).

But that 350Z bodywork horror story is incredible!

Unclefista · 18th May 2012, 20:22

I'm pretty sure the oil flush story is a troll, a pretty good one though

If you'd like to see some real horror stories, Wheels-in-motion garage have a forum with a "Horror of the week" section, where they post pictures of the worst cars they get in.

They specialise in tyres and alignment/setting up so most stories involve these parts. It's frightening that we share the roads with cars as badly maintained and bodged..

Example picture of some "worn" brakes...

Jim Jamieson · 18th May 2012, 21:14

Puts me in mind of my son a few years back when he had a Cavalier SR which was using a heck of a lot of oil.
He was fed up always topping it up so I said I would do an engine makeover for him new rings etc.
In the meantime as it was using so much oil I gave hime some of the old oil I had drained from my cars, so he topped it up so high it started to push the dip stick out.
I was unaware he had done this so when I came to drain the oil into a 5 litre container, well you've guessed by now, there was oil all over the place. I think he must have had about 12 - 15 litres of oil in the sump.

After new rings and a decoke it ran sweet as a nut and with no smoke, though I did have to burn off all the oil contamination in the exhaust system first by giving it a good run on the road.

JYJ

Unclefista · 18th May 2012, 21:27

Oh dear, I can just imagine the container get more and more full, and you thinking "there can't be much more in there"

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Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	http://my350z.com/forum/the-lounge-o...0z-ruined.html __________________

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Unclefista Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	I'm pretty sure the oil flush story is a troll, a pretty good one though If you'd like to see some real horror stories, Wheels-in-motion garage have a forum with a "Horror of the week" section, where they post pictures of the worst cars they get in. They specialise in tyres and alignment/setting up so most stories involve these parts. It's frightening that we share the roads with cars as badly maintained and bodged.. Example picture of some "worn" brakes... __________________ Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra. Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath. At night the ice-weasels come... http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/6...77671f80_n.jpg

18th May 2012, 21:27	#9
Unclefista Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Oh dear, I can just imagine the container get more and more full, and you thinking "there can't be much more in there" __________________ Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra. Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath. At night the ice-weasels come... http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/6...77671f80_n.jpg

18th May 2012, 21:14	#8
Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	Puts me in mind of my son a few years back when he had a Cavalier SR which was using a heck of a lot of oil. He was fed up always topping it up so I said I would do an engine makeover for him new rings etc. In the meantime as it was using so much oil I gave hime some of the old oil I had drained from my cars, so he topped it up so high it started to push the dip stick out. I was unaware he had done this so when I came to drain the oil into a 5 litre container, well you've guessed by now, there was oil all over the place. I think he must have had about 12 - 15 litres of oil in the sump. After new rings and a decoke it ran sweet as a nut and with no smoke, though I did have to burn off all the oil contamination in the exhaust system first by giving it a good run on the road. JYJ