New Car!

Well, I've a Jag on the drive, if that's what you mean ;-)

Nige came down this weekend just gone, with Ian and friend Kev. Nothing out of the ordinary until we went to go out on Saturday and noticed a large patch of oil on the floor :-O

Having spent Sunday hunting around the scrapyard, we noticed on returning to the car that the patch had appeared outside the scrapyard too. BUGGER :-(

So off to Halfords for some bits and bobs, then back to the house to degrease the engine and see where the leak might be coming from. MISTAKE :-(

Having cleaned off all the gunge the oil now had a clear path out from behind the triangular plate and gush....... out it came at a great rate. DAMN :-(

So, after trying to fix it with some old rubber car matting, everyone piled into Mum's car and went home. My job? To hunt down a Jag dealers for a new oil seal.

Giving the details over the phone I was a bit disturbed when the guy questioned exactly what I mean't by "triangular plate" on the front of the engine. A moments silence, and then, "OOooooohhh THAT triangular plate, I've got 'em in stock, they're a popular item". Best buy a couple then, eh, Nige. But first, off to the bank for a loan.....

About Alan Bell

Lapsed: electronic engineer, scout leader, project controller.
Now: Oracle Primavera training consultant, business support manager, occasional website designer.

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