orrible smell of hot oil from the car

[stevewool]

well yesterday i had this wiff of a oil smell, was it my car or the one that just past us, later on that day the smell came again and yes its our car, a smell of hot oil,
Pound signs was being seen, was it a gasket but which one , could not see any leaks at all but did not want to get under the car in the rain,
So today at work i got the car over the pit and there it was a bloody back plastic bag stuck over the exhaust , thats the smell, so my dinner was spent scrapping it off, but i was happy, its cost me nothing to repair it

[les_taxi]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:result

[Terpe]

How strange........I've had just the same. Not recently, it was some years ago. I noticed it and like you just couldn't figure it out.

Eventually it was my wife who insisted I look underneath the car....and there...a big Tesco carrier bag around my exhaust.
I'll never forget it.............my wife wont let me :icon_lol:

I'll bet there must be plenty others too Steve.

Well, look upon today as Lucky Monday.

Big savings for sure :REGamblMoney01HL1:

[les_taxi]

Mine was a horrible grating sound as I drove along!
I got out quick look at car could see nothing-set off and the noise was worse,thought my exhaust was hanging off:yikes:
Got out had a proper look underneath and there was a branch of a tree wedged underneath my car:omg:

[stevewool]

indeed lucky monday with saving too, hang about Ems day off and yes a new dress brought, but boy o boy she looks :hubbahubba::hubbahubba::hubbahubba::hubbahubba:, might even offer to pay for it myself:hubbahubba::hubbahubba::hubbahubba:

[Terpe]

indeed lucky monday with saving too, hang about Ems day off and yes a new dress brought, but boy o boy she looks :hubbahubba::hubbahubba::hubbahubba::hubbahubba:, might even offer to pay for it myself:hubbahubba::hubbahubba::hubbahubba:

She knows how to win Steve :laugher::laugher:
Another fully paid up member :laugher::laugher:

Ain't life grand :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Mine was a horrible grating sound as I drove along!
I got out quick look at car could see nothing-set off and the noise was worse,thought my exhaust was hanging off:yikes:
Got out had a proper look underneath and there was a branch of a tree wedged underneath my car:omg:

I seem to remember a story about a guy driving around with a cat under his bonnet :Erm:
Anyone remember that?

[stevewool]

.Ain't life grand :xxgrinning--00xx3:

i recon thats the price it will end up at:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevewool]

can you remember candid camera when they pull into the petrol station with no engine and the other one where they put a massive fuel tank into a mini and refuse to pay when they said fill it up, the good old days :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Terpe]

can you remember candid camera when they pull into the petrol station with no engine and the other one where they put a massive fuel tank into a mini and refuse to pay when they said fill it up, the good old days :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

I remember the car with no engine at the petrol station :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

I don't think I saw the one with the big petrol tank though......makes me smile just thinking about it though.

I used to love Candid Camera.......think I'll see if any on YT

[Ako Si Jamie]

I've had an exhaust that's actually fallen from the car but nothing tops the time when I was driving down the motorway and the back windscreen popped out and flew away. :yikes::icon_lol:

[Dedworth]

I remember the car with no engine at the petrol station :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

I don't think I saw the one with the big petrol tank though......makes me smile just thinking about it though.

I used to love Candid Camera.......think I'll see if any on YT

UK Candid Camera Classics - Car Without An Engine
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=24d_1372676284#XhYc04ideqsWgrZ2.99

[Slip]

A couple of years ago my car used to make an annoying noise from under the bonnet when I braked. This went on for months. In the end I took it to the mechanic, he got in the car and asked me to go for a drive so he could hear it. 20 minutes later no noise, so he said if it comes back pop back in... To this day I have never heard the noise again!

[grahamw48]

Years ago I'd been for a run out in my Dutton kit car, when I smelled burning.

Pulled up. Engine was 'sizzling'. No water AND no oil in it ! She'd blown a core plug too.

Bought a new core plug for about 2p, hammered it in, then filled her up with vital fluids.

Ran like a sewing machine. Can't beat those old Ford 1600GT Cortina motors. :biggrin:

More recently I was hurtling down the outside lane of the A19 dual carriageway at almost 3 figures in one of my V8 TVRs, when there was a loud scraping from the back of the car, and at the same time a familiar-looking wheel overtook me. :omg:

[fred]

Last year my head gasket went and the head was scratched..Water in the engine the lot..
Cost me 35 Quid to get it all re done!!:icon_lol:
(and that included new oil)

[grahamw48]

I WILL find that pound coin I dropped in the engine bay ! http://imageshack.us/a/img194/8712/79w.gif

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9171/zlji.jpg

[Terpe]

UK Candid Camera Classics - Car Without An Engine
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=24d_1372676284#XhYc04ideqsWgrZ2.99

Thanks Dedworth.......I looked and looked and couldn't find it :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I found the US version...that was funny too.