***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****

colm_mcm

Mycroft H

You've not called dgt

Sobanek

This is genius

Cleveland Hot Pocket

So today I found out that the car ramps from halfrauds are useless.

Back to axle stands we go....

colm_mcm

Useless how? As in bendy or you can't get the car on them?

toastedpickles

It never rains but it pours :rolleyes:

pulled up outside the local chipper on the way home today, went to pull off and the low oil pressure light came on, went home to investigate and found that cnuting sump plug fell off and fcuk knows where it is

so if anyone in my area has one of these id be very thankful

cabb8ge

toastedpickles wrote: »

It never rains but it pours :rolleyes:

pulled up outside the local chipper on the way home today, went to pull off and the low oil pressure light came on, went home to investigate and found that cnuting sump plug fell off and fcuk knows where it is

so if anyone in my area has one of these id be very thankful --

Is this joke of some sort?

3 x thank yous ??

toastedpickles

cabb8ge wrote: »

Is this joke of some sort?

3 x thank yous ??

I think they're thanking it more for the irony of the work i went to and then this happens

colm_mcm

toastedpickles wrote: »

It never rains but it pours :rolleyes:

pulled up outside the local chipper on the way home today, went to pull off and the low oil pressure light came on, went home to investigate and found that cnuting sump plug fell off and fcuk knows where it is

so if anyone in my area has one of these id be very thankful

Surely just follow the trail of engine oil back!

toastedpickles

colm_mcm wrote: »

Surely just follow the trail of engine oil back!

thats the plan!I did already and no sign of the nut, so ill venture further afield in the morning when its bright out

cabb8ge

toastedpickles wrote: »

I think they're thanking it more for the irony of the work i went to and then this happens

Oh.

Serious? Did you drive home with no sump plug from take away shop? With light on for low oil pressure?

colm_mcm

I'd be double checking the other bolts too tbh

Noccy_Mondy

If it's on the road, some other cars tyre is sure to fling it into the ditch.

power pants

maybe it is up somwhere it shouldnt be?

cabb8ge

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

If it's on the road, some other cars tyre is sure to fling it into the ditch.

Oil must be on road so, very dangerous.

power pants

in the car, I mean

toastedpickles

cabb8ge wrote: »

Oh.

Serious? Did you drive home with no sump plug from take away shop? With light on for low oil pressure?

Well seeing as my house is about 10 doors down, yes, shouldnt have but i thought it was just the oil switch acting up

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd be double checking the other bolts too tbh

I will be don't worry about that

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

If it's on the road, some other cars tyre is sure to fling it into the ditch.

Fortunately for me i live in a wide open plain then?

cabb8ge

I hope Saab will be ok.

Noccy_Mondy

toastedpickles wrote: »

Fortunately for me i live in a wide open plain then?

Ohh you're away so. Happy hunting! :P (Hope ya find it)

How do you calculate MPG?

I don't really care about it - more a curiousity thing (car doesn't seem to be costing me a fortune, so I'm happy with it, either way).

I tried two calculators. One gave me 10mpg, the other gave me 23.

I'm not very scientific, though. A full tank of petrol costs me approximately €80 (probably a euro or two either way, can't recall the exact number, but know it's pretty tight to €80). My little clock reads on average, 270 (it's a 2004, so miles, not KM). Last time I checked, the petrol cost was about 1.49.9 (so we'll say 1.50).


Can anyone use that info to work out a rough MPG estimate? I'm not expecting the Rav to be the kind of car that can drive for miles on "the smell of petrol" ( :rolleyes: ) but 10 seemed somewhat low, to me, compared to numbers Im reading elsewhere.

Or it could just be that I've made a jock of calculating it and my 'rough' approximates are screwing me over.

cabb8ge

power pants wrote: »

maybe it is up somwhere it shouldnt be?

power pants wrote: »

in the car, I mean

By design cannot get in through sump hole

toastedpickles

cabb8ge wrote: »

I hope Saab will be ok.

Ah it will be, just gotta get or find the plug and new oil, good as new sure i was going around all over the place in it today and not a bother on it so it's just a little hiccup

cabb8ge

Deleted User wrote: »

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I'm not very scientific, though. A full tank of petrol costs me approximately €80 (probably a euro or two either way, can't recall the exact number, but know it's pretty tight to €80). My little clock reads on average, 270 (it's a 2004, so miles, not KM). Last time I checked, the petrol cost was about 1.49.9 (so we'll say 1.50).
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53.3689126084056 litres
11.75526709436247 England gallons
22.9684275 mpg

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Ah it will be, just gotta get or find the plug and new oil, good as new sure i was going around all over the place in it today and not a bother on it so it's just a little hiccup

After all she's been through in sure she'll be fine man

Do you need a lift tomorrow then?

This can be your first sort interval oil change

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

After all she's been through in sure she'll be fine man

Do you need a lift tomorrow then?

This can be your first sort interval oil change

I'm gutted haha, well more kinda a ffs but you get it

No no I'm sorted for a lift thanks though It'l be an astra but not mine

CianRyan

What sort of oil does it take? Hopefully nothing under 10w for your pocket.

dgt

CianRyan wrote: »

What sort of oil does it take? Hopefully nothing under 10w for your pocket.

Errrrr...... Liquid gold 0w30 full synth

toastedpickles

dgt wrote: »

Errrrr...... Liquid gold 0w30 full synth

Dat liquid gold :pac: so at wallabys it's very....golden at the minute :pac::pac::pac:

CianRyan

Oh jaysus, that's an expensive spill!

dgt

toastedpickles wrote: »

Dat liquid gold :pac: so at wallabys it's very....golden at the minute :pac::pac::pac:

The road may begin to ravel after a while where the oil is on the tarmac..... :eek: