peanut
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A few weeks back I noticed that sometimes when I started the engine the large red warning light would come on then go out again. Sometimes it didn't even come on at all but as the weeks passed I noticed that the warning light was invariable on glaring at me every journey.
About this time I noticed that the front nearside pads seemed to have worn through as a slight graunching noise on braking became steadily worse.
Ah ! I thought to myself that is what the warning was for .. the brake pads.
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For the past 2 weeks I started a new job and have been covering about 100 miles a day cringing every time I braked as the pads made that horrible graunching noise which you sort of feel through the pedal more than hear.
Today I stopped for some screen wash and fuel and as I leant forward to get my wallet out my back pocket I became aware of another small red warning light at the bottom left of the dash pod normally hidden by the steering wheel.
Mmm I thought I wonder what that says . Put my reading glasses on lean forward and read e.n.g.i.n.e. o.i.l. ! bluddy ell .Pull the bonnet check the stick ...no oil on the stick at all ! jeezus ! wtf ? the oil pressure has been steady at 4.5-5 bars all the time?
Rather sheepishly ask the garage mechanic for a quart of oil and proceed to pour most of it into the engine.[] I can almost hear him thinking " another rich twat with more money than sense"
Thinking back to the last time I checked the oil level I vaguely remember it needing about a pint but cannot actually remember putting the oil in ! probably because I couldn't get into the rear hatch because the hatch won't open ......
I'm going to have to get the hatch fixed this w/e as tonight the offside rear brake light and indicator bulb has failed......
About this time I noticed that the front nearside pads seemed to have worn through as a slight graunching noise on braking became steadily worse.
Ah ! I thought to myself that is what the warning was for .. the brake pads.![
]For the past 2 weeks I started a new job and have been covering about 100 miles a day cringing every time I braked as the pads made that horrible graunching noise which you sort of feel through the pedal more than hear.
Today I stopped for some screen wash and fuel and as I leant forward to get my wallet out my back pocket I became aware of another small red warning light at the bottom left of the dash pod normally hidden by the steering wheel.
Mmm I thought I wonder what that says . Put my reading glasses on lean forward and read e.n.g.i.n.e. o.i.l. ! bluddy ell .Pull the bonnet check the stick ...no oil on the stick at all ! jeezus ! wtf ? the oil pressure has been steady at 4.5-5 bars all the time?
Rather sheepishly ask the garage mechanic for a quart of oil and proceed to pour most of it into the engine.[
] I can almost hear him thinking " another rich twat with more money than sense"Thinking back to the last time I checked the oil level I vaguely remember it needing about a pint but cannot actually remember putting the oil in ! probably because I couldn't get into the rear hatch because the hatch won't open ......
I'm going to have to get the hatch fixed this w/e as tonight the offside rear brake light and indicator bulb has failed......
