Workshop war stories
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:38 pm
So I've got this huge oil leak on my LR Disco V8. A Land Rover with an oil leak, stranger things have been known. Its either the the valley gasket at the back or the rear crank seal, I think. Or both.
First thing is to get the mud off, just been on some serious tracks, not sure if you'd call them roads by Euro/US standards. Canadians and Aussies might understand. Fire up the high pressure cleaner, no effect on mud. Scrape mud off manually, rinse, repeat. Now there is oil all under the car, impossible to see where it comes from. Out with the steam cleaner and fill up, turn it on. Dig out the ramps, clean off all the spiders (just recovered from 10 days of misery after a spider bite) and cobwebs. Move 2 other cars out the way. Try to start car, won't start because if water from high pressure cleaner. Spay Q20 on coils, plugs, etc. Finally started and onto ramps, Put on overalls, old shoes, industrial gloves, shower cap, face mask, goggles and climb under car. Spray and brush in degreaser. Press steam cleaner trigger and phht. Damn thing blocks. Can't now now open it up it or it will blow up in in my face. So my day is basically ucked.
First thing is to get the mud off, just been on some serious tracks, not sure if you'd call them roads by Euro/US standards. Canadians and Aussies might understand. Fire up the high pressure cleaner, no effect on mud. Scrape mud off manually, rinse, repeat. Now there is oil all under the car, impossible to see where it comes from. Out with the steam cleaner and fill up, turn it on. Dig out the ramps, clean off all the spiders (just recovered from 10 days of misery after a spider bite) and cobwebs. Move 2 other cars out the way. Try to start car, won't start because if water from high pressure cleaner. Spay Q20 on coils, plugs, etc. Finally started and onto ramps, Put on overalls, old shoes, industrial gloves, shower cap, face mask, goggles and climb under car. Spray and brush in degreaser. Press steam cleaner trigger and phht. Damn thing blocks. Can't now now open it up it or it will blow up in in my face. So my day is basically ucked.