Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 26)
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ChemicalChaos said:
SpeedMattersNot said:
Elaborate.
(Ex-Land Rover tech)
As you can see from the clip, there's a top end rattle consistent with either a sticky lifter, or more likely the Vanos gear fault common on Jerry engines (Ex-Land Rover tech)
I really wasn't a fan of that engine, although it was easier to navigate around compared with the later TDV6/8.
Adenauer said:
ChemicalChaos said:
As you can see from the clip, there's a top end rattle consistent with either a sticky lifter, or more likely the Vanos gear fault common on Jerry engines
You can't just Waltz in here and refer to the master race as 'Jerrys' 
My 5 cylinder Audi Coupe Quattro had an intermittent, irritating, tick-tick noise from the top of the engine. I took it to my then favourite garage and asked if they could investigate. I dropped it off in the morning and went back in the evening for their diagnosis. Horrified, that's a good word. When I went into the works they had the engine stripped down.
"What are you doing? I asked you to tell me what you thought the noise was."
"You can't drive it like that. It's the big ends."
"I don't think so. The noise is at the top. And you can't start stripping an engine without asking."
"Tell you what, if we're wrong, we won't charge you."
They were wrong but they gave me a bill anyway. Mind you, I have never paid it despite several vague threats and a proposed reworking of the bill to include just the cost of parts used without the labour charge but which looked uncannily like the original bill.
It was one or two hydraulic lifters sticking.
"What are you doing? I asked you to tell me what you thought the noise was."
"You can't drive it like that. It's the big ends."
"I don't think so. The noise is at the top. And you can't start stripping an engine without asking."
"Tell you what, if we're wrong, we won't charge you."
They were wrong but they gave me a bill anyway. Mind you, I have never paid it despite several vague threats and a proposed reworking of the bill to include just the cost of parts used without the labour charge but which looked uncannily like the original bill.
It was one or two hydraulic lifters sticking.
I'm going to get an abdominal ultrasound today.
I'm not pregnant; my doctor is just concerned that my liver is displaying signs of 'living with a Polish person'.
I haven't been allowed to eat or drink anything other than water since 8:30am and my appointment is at 3pm.
I'm having Irn Bru and burger withdrawal symptoms.
I'm not pregnant; my doctor is just concerned that my liver is displaying signs of 'living with a Polish person'.
I haven't been allowed to eat or drink anything other than water since 8:30am and my appointment is at 3pm.
I'm having Irn Bru and burger withdrawal symptoms.
Chunkymonkey71 said:
I'm going to get an abdominal ultrasound today.
I'm not pregnant; my doctor is just concerned that my liver is displaying signs of 'living with a Polish person'.
I haven't been allowed to eat or drink anything other than water since 8:30am and my appointment is at 3pm.
I'm having Irn Bru and burger withdrawal symptoms.
How can you be sure?I'm not pregnant; my doctor is just concerned that my liver is displaying signs of 'living with a Polish person'.
I haven't been allowed to eat or drink anything other than water since 8:30am and my appointment is at 3pm.
I'm having Irn Bru and burger withdrawal symptoms.
Seriously, good luck Chunks.
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