Don't you just hate it when....

.............you're not Robinson Crusoe there matey!................it's a real bitch of a downer !
 
Nowhere near the downer my son's mate created who did the same thing and IGNORED THE OIL WARNING LIGHT on his Subaru, after a know-it-all mate told him "she'll be right, probably a software glitch", instead of ringing me or any other friend who would have told him TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND INVESTIGATE!...........nuh; none of that.........a few kms later = one seized Subaru hard-to-find engine which had to be shipped from NSW to VIC.........a total of $6500.00 "hard lesson" hopefully learned.......but I wonder.
 
On this subject, don't you just love the new modern car that has NO OIL PRESSURE GUAGE, NO TEMPERATURE GUAGE AND NO OIL IDIOT LIGHT ? ..........the electronic dash takes this responsibility to throw up a flag if needs be !  I know as a Mechanic of 40 years+ which system I'd prefer!........I fitted a separate-system 30 year old(nos) Speco OP Guage/sender to our "new" 2001 Prado V6 years ago just for peace of mind.......best thing I ever did, and still do to client's vehicles..............not rocket science........DO IT NOW!
Yet the makers of my chinese $400 Hi-Pressure Cleaner saw fit to install a device which cuts the ignition if the 4 stroke engine is down by 10% oil level in the sump !.............yet not one car, poverty pack or Aston Martin, to my knowledge sees fit to install this for even "level", let alone the more important lack of pressure (with a delay for start-up of course)...........just remembered.....Lancia and other Euro cars of the 70's had a "level warning" circuit incorporated in their dipstick !
 
Merry Christmas and Drive Safe every-one !
 
Bernie
 
Another tip; Run your auto trans lines thru a separate cooler and NOT the Radiator.....on ANY new or old car; water/coolant in the A/Trans = immediate disaster and new/rebuild tranny needed.

It's a drop tank in a Mk2 Escort. The tank was pretty much spotless inside with just a few small dents on the outside. It had never leaked before, so I was surprised to see a tiny one of maybe a drop a minute after I put some fuel in it yesterday. I expect a dash of solder over the top is all that it would take to fix it, but while the tank is out again, I figure I'll seal it up all over with the KBS stuff.