FFS (are people really this stupid?)
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Just discovered that one of the work's pool cars (1.4 diesel Fiesta) has been run without an oil filler cap - oil all over the engine bay, front bumper - just about everywhere apart from the sump.
Surely you'd notice this when driving since the oil would ignite on the hot engine?
Are there really people on the roads that are this stupid?
Surely you'd notice this when driving since the oil would ignite on the hot engine?
Are there really people on the roads that are this stupid?
- no idea where the cap went - it hasn't been in for a service recently as far as I can tell
Mate of mine took the oil cap off his xflow powered Caterham to top up the level before a blat. Accidentaly left it balanced on the top of one of the carb filters and put the bonnet back on.
20 miles further on, a fair bit of smoke and oil on the windscreen gave him a clue something was up. When he stopped the cap was still there, another quick top up and it was fine.
Easily done.
20 miles further on, a fair bit of smoke and oil on the windscreen gave him a clue something was up. When he stopped the cap was still there, another quick top up and it was fine.
Easily done.
GuinnessMK said:
Mate of mine took the oil cap off his xflow powered Caterham to top up the level before a blat. Accidentaly left it balanced on the top of one of the carb filters and put the bonnet back on.
20 miles further on, a fair bit of smoke and oil on the windscreen gave him a clue something was up. When he stopped the cap was still there, another quick top up and it was fine.
Easily done.
Did something similar about 20 years ago. Smoke coming from under the bonnet at the lights raised my pulse a bit. But no fire. Just a bit of a mess. 20 miles further on, a fair bit of smoke and oil on the windscreen gave him a clue something was up. When he stopped the cap was still there, another quick top up and it was fine.
Easily done.
Baz Tench said:
The Riddler said:
Why and how would the oil ignite?
It will ignite on a hot exhaust manifold...ETA Playing about in the workshop, you can quench red hot steel in oil and it won't ignite. However spray it on in a fine mist and it will ignite more easily. I don't imagine the oil from the rocker cover would be spraying out in a fine mist directly onto the exhaust though.
Edited by busta on Saturday 30th April 09:26
busta said:
Baz Tench said:
The Riddler said:
Why and how would the oil ignite?
It will ignite on a hot exhaust manifold...ETA Playing about in the workshop, you can quench red hot steel in oil and it won't ignite. However spray it on in a fine mist and it will ignite more easily. I don't imagine the oil from the rocker cover would be spraying out in a fine mist directly onto the exhaust though.
Edited by busta on Saturday 30th April 09:26
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