Dont you hate it when you're a forgetful..and little bit clumsy maybe?

Or..when you turn up at a garage wanting an oil change. You ask the man nicely if he wouldnt mind having a snoop about looking for the oil leak you've noticed over the past couple of days.

"of course" he says.

He didnt have to look very hard. "it seems as though you've FORGOTTON to replace the oil filler cap last time you topped this baby up".... DOH.

Oh what a fool I felt. In that split second I was trying to think of some logical explanation for it that didnt involve me looking like a total tool. I failed.

So, with the guy thinking I was a total idiot, he informs me off my front brake disks that are knackered....does the oil change..then he asks me to pay him for his hard work. And that is when I find out that I have FORGOTTON to bring any money.

The joys of being a moron.

Oh yeah..whats the deal with this. I swear I'm being an uber moron yet again..

The guy put around 4.3 litres of oil into my coop. I come home, switches her off. I get 0.6 litres ready for the topping up extraveganza. Wait a few minutes for the magic to happen...

Check the oil..and its full. How can it be full? My dad also checked..full. I waited longer and checked..still full.
Am I more of an idiot that I thought and doing something wrong..? I dont see how I can be, but after todays fiasco I have to question my own ability to perform the most basic of tasks..

I dont expect any actual replys..I do expect lots of P155 taking plz.

Never mind, could happen to anyone.

Just not me!

PS how did he measure in 4.3 litres? Not a very professional oil change if they don't put the right amount in...

Well. I didnt write that proporly.

I read on here somewhere not to put the full 5 litres in because there'll still be some oil lurking in the pipes etc so theres danger of over filling?

I told him 4.5. But when I got home there was more than 0.5 litres left in my 5litre oil bottle. If you know what I mean? lol.

Ok, well it sounds like he left loads in then and didn't drain all the old oil.

I'm paranoid about too much oil too, I blew all the seals on an old renault filling too much

Did he change the filter?

Yep. I must have FORGOTTON to mention in my first post. lol.

Mate could happen to anyone.............gmph......gaffor.......
...BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.....

Easy to forget things, comes with age. I was doing 120mph down the motorway yesterday, and forgot my car. I was running really fast!!!!!!

I too have left the cap off though!

Have you had to clean up the engine bay? One of my mate's had a Scirocco years ago & his cousin checked the oil & didn't tighten up the cap properly - looked like a Saudi oilfield afterwards! And the oil nearly caused him to have a nasty accident as it made the under bonnet steering components mega slippy!!

I forgot to close the bonnet properly yesterday - that could have been (ahem) "interesting" at motorway speeds!

i've done it too!!
took ages to clean all the oil off everything!!

It didnt make too much of a mess tbh. Ive cleaned up everything that can be reached though.

I've forgotten to shut my bonnet properly a few times as well but don't think it would open even at motorway speeds as the bonnet is MEGA heavy...unless you are travelling at MEGA speed!

No, the bonnet will open, and not even at motorway speed........just ask Mitch!

Get into the habit of sitting the filler cap over the opening for the bonnet catch when topping your oil up.
Any oil that drips off will lubricate the mechanism and there's no way you'll shut the bonnet without putting it back on first

I like it. I think i'll adopt that technique from now on.

otherwise known as cracking the oil cap and jamming the bonnet

Well knowing me, I'd go to shut the bonnet and it wouldnt shut. So instead of lifting it to see whats what. I'd just keep on slamming the bonnet harder until it closed.

Lol, sounds like something id do.

I left the oil cap off the other week, first time in years, luckily not much mess

Phill

Really?? oooppsss...

Yes, I'm sure Mitch was doing a max 60mph when his accident happened and wrote off his coupé

Vinno - welcome to the club.

Im president numbnuts, as i've done it 3 times now.

1. On the way to get engine stripped to find fault - engine was knackered.
2. Found out at Scottish Italian Car day, infront of several fccukers.
3. Recently when i arrived at a garage regarding an oil leak.

Toss

hay mr numbnuts i was there, but do you remember were you found the cap.

Down the side of the engine?

Ross