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08-08-10, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ripley Derbyshire
Posts: 596
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broke down in bala
Waiting for recovery after springing an oil leak
Sad times. |
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08-08-10, 02:27 PM
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Ubique
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
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Re: broke down in bala
Um, how bad is the oil leak?
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08-08-10, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ripley Derbyshire
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Re: broke down in bala
i'm back home now, fed and watered.
The SV is bleeding in the garage. The feed pipe to the oil cooler has a hole in it that is leaking oil onto the engine and in turn was coating the rear tyre. I'll post pics when the computer wants to play ball |
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09-08-10, 10:40 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ripley Derbyshire
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Re: broke down in bala
The black blood on the tarmac
 Splatters on the exhaust  The leak located behind this small plastic sheath  I didn't fancy taking my chances on the 130+ mile trip home with oil spraying on the rear tyre  So there she sat waiting for recovery  I took them about 40 mins to get to me, then 2 1/2 hours drive home. Quite lucky I think, I'm pleased I noticed it when I did and not when I needed to rely on the grip from the rear. And well done Green Flag, I could have waited there for hours, it was a busy day on the raods. |
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09-08-10, 10:45 PM
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Noisy Git
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Halifax/Leeds
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Re: broke down in bala
Probably on the way back from fixing multiple SV related punctures!!
Hope it is easy fix
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