A close shave!

[kevmk2]

On monday night i was out with my brother in the mk2 and we went to a car cruise not far from my home. On the way home i put my foot down from the lights and i got a spray of something over the windscreen, i thought it was raining, but oh no it wasnt rain, it was oil!

Then i looked down and saw the oil light flicker, so turned the engine straight off and pulled over.

There was oil everywhere, all over the n/s inner wing and underneath the car and over the passenger side disc.

After looking for ages to see what it was that caused it, it turned out to be the oil filter that came loose

So called the rac and got it towed home.

And after hours of cleaning everything and taking most of the stuff off the engine to clean it, i put a new oil filter on and tightened it up really tight and put fresh oil in it, i started it last night and have good oil pressure and no rattles, thank god it was ok, couldnt afford to repair it now, so im really pleased its ok

[Trevmk3]

good quick thinking there mate, glad it did no damage

[DAZZA]

Result! I know theres a few quid invested in that engine.

[MK2Ed]

i started it last night and have good oil pressure and no rattles, thank god it was ok, couldnt afford to repair it now, so im really pleased its ok

 

You know that mate. Personally I would have been in mild panic mode right up until that good oil pressure time ...

 

I'd planned to "nip" my engine up this weekend - now it's definitely on the agenda oil filter n'all...

[ratman]

Kev put a big 4" jublee clip around the filter and lock wire it to enging mount or something if its got a remote filter

 

if you put it at the top of the filter its can harly be seen

 

I had that happen twice when i was racing never happend after it got wired

 

the price of your motor+ rebuild V a £2.50 jublee clip and wire clip & wire every time

[johnny_h]

I've never heard of them coming loose before. They always seem to tighten themselves if anything. That's good to know. At least you caught it in time mate!

[Mr Sam]

i allways seem to skin my knuckles trying to get the bloody things off

 

good job you spotted it quick and did the right thing

[Fiesta Steve]

Old Ford engines are pretty though.

 

I did a track day at brands and quarter of an hour around Silverstone at 8k+ with the oil light on at every right hand corner

 

Lasted quite well I thought

 

 

Glad the engines ok m8

[Guest MK1gaz]

Pleased it's still ok mate

[kevmk2]

Cheers everyone, i have seen the old jubilee clip and wire trick before, will look into doing that, all i know is thats its on bastard tight now

[dal1cos]

all that midnight drifting must of made the oil filter dizzy

[fezza]

Lucky there mate,thank god its ok

[kevmk2]

all that midnight drifting must of made the oil filter dizzy

 

Lol, John been talking then

Must of been that 2nd and 3rd gear stuff, im glad i had old tyres on the back

[mk1mexico]

Lucky escape dude

 

I know only too well the result of no oil pressure

[Tracey]

Oh dear

[lead foot]

you aint kidding (close shave ) glad to here its ok

[Toby]

Well it's one way of wax oiling it, and you saved on petrol money on the way home.

 

Unorthodox though.

[MkII-Rhod]

Nice one mate. I think I know the story but kept getting distracted by your avatar I've had some close calls too. A few things do come loose every now and then and I've shat myself when they do haha. Something came loose in the engine and started sounding like a VW Combi, that's scary.