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DaveB
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- T6 Ocean 150
Popped the bonnet to check the oil level and the filler cap was missing. I guess I forgot to replace it last time round and knowing me would have put it on the engine block.
So I get under the van to have a rummage round and see if it is still on the van somewhere. I was hoping it was caught in the under van engine protector thingy. Luckily I have years of caving experience and manage to squeeze underneath without ramps. Even luckier I have twiglet arms and can get a hand into the interior, a quick fumble and I feel something move, it's the cap!!
It took me nearly ten minutes of careful fiddling to inch the cap out of the engine bay. The restricted location meant I dropped it twice and swore my tits off (sorry neighbours). Finally I had it in a tenuous grip between 2 fingers and gingerly lifted it out of the bay. I crawled back out into daylight to survey my prize and herewith came the WTF.
It wasn't the oil filler cap. It was the engine coolant filler cap. But that wasn't missing. WTF?
I guess some VW mechanic dropped one in my engine and couldn't be arsed to retrieve it. This is a 2016 van. So if anyone loses theirs give me a shout. At the moment it is cabled tied over the oil filler pipe as a temp until I can find a replacement filler cap. Any ideas where to get one from?
So I get under the van to have a rummage round and see if it is still on the van somewhere. I was hoping it was caught in the under van engine protector thingy. Luckily I have years of caving experience and manage to squeeze underneath without ramps. Even luckier I have twiglet arms and can get a hand into the interior, a quick fumble and I feel something move, it's the cap!!
It took me nearly ten minutes of careful fiddling to inch the cap out of the engine bay. The restricted location meant I dropped it twice and swore my tits off (sorry neighbours). Finally I had it in a tenuous grip between 2 fingers and gingerly lifted it out of the bay. I crawled back out into daylight to survey my prize and herewith came the WTF.
It wasn't the oil filler cap. It was the engine coolant filler cap. But that wasn't missing. WTF?
I guess some VW mechanic dropped one in my engine and couldn't be arsed to retrieve it. This is a 2016 van. So if anyone loses theirs give me a shout. At the moment it is cabled tied over the oil filler pipe as a temp until I can find a replacement filler cap. Any ideas where to get one from?
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