Oh dear.

[defblade]

I understand this bit is supposed to be much straighter than this.







And inside the engine.



Arse.

[MondeoMan1981]

Holy ste !

You dont ever want to see that.... details ?

Edited by MondeoMan1981 on Thursday 22 July 22:20

[freakynessless]

Oh dear. Did something go bang?

[ML]

Alfa?

[dan19evans]

Holy fk! How did you manage that?

[theironduke]

Did you drive through a massive puddle

[dr.pepper]

Damn! how did you manage that?

[N88]

I actually thought that was a wishbone at first glance

[Defcon5]

N88 said:

I actually thought that was a wishbone at first glance

Me too

[PeteG]

Defcon5 said:

N88 said:

I actually thought that was a wishbone at first glance

Me too

Glad it's not just me.

Christ on a milk float, what happened?

[VxDuncan]

Big End went? Oil starvation at some point?

[TheEnd]

A good smithy would straighten that out in no time.

[defblade]

BANG! on a dual carriageway on the way home tonight.

Yes, my Alfa. There was oil in it 2 weeks ago (needed topping up every 6-8 weeks) and it passed it's MOT with flying colours last week. Had it 6 months with no problems... should have been expecting a big one!

A little vibration through the car, it held back a little as I eased off, checked the dash - no warning lights, temp guage steady in the middle... thought maybe a brake had stuck on? Touched the throttle again and BANG! just like the F1 cars not funny at the time.

Found the above on the undertray while waiting for the RAC.




So, that's "owned an Alfa, had it break on me" ticked off on the Petrolhead's List of Things To Do Before You Die

Edited by defblade on Thursday 22 July 22:34

[Getragdogleg]

defblade said:

So, that's "owned an Alfa, had it break on me" ticked off on the Petrolhead's List of Things To Do Before You Die

Will you be a true petrolhead and fix the Alfa and continue to use it ?

[lawdevice]

interested to hear the Alfa boys wriggle out of this one!

;o)

[Flintstone]

defblade said:

So, that's "owned an Alfa, had it break on me" ticked off on the Petrolhead's List of Things To Do Before You Die

Next stop TVR then?

[whitevanman88]

lawdevice said:

interested to hear the Alfa boys wriggle out of this one!

;o)

Because it never happens on any other car. Ever. Not even my Dad's BMW 5 series? Or my mates van? or, probably, hundreds of 'other' cars every year?

[jon-]

A bit of fresh oil and that'll be just fine.

[OllieWinchester]

I'm sure you probably don't really need that bit anyway, do you?

[defblade]

Getragdogleg said:

defblade said:

So, that's "owned an Alfa, had it break on me" ticked off on the Petrolhead's List of Things To Do Before You Die

Will you be a true petrolhead and fix the Alfa and continue to use it ?

Hmmmmm, only cost me £1200 so although the rest is tidy and working, I think it may have to become an organ donor for the life of other Alfas

But I have already asked my garage bloke to ring around for a spare engine and give me a quote