A few years back #1 daughter was at uni and sharing a flat with another 'smart uni type' girl. She turned up at home on a Sunday morning, (regular occurence, fix the car and wreck the fridge

) asking me to check her car, "It seems a bit noisey."
The starter had barely stopped spinning when I came to the conclusion it sounded half serious; bad sounds happening in the top half!

Son and I started a deeper examination of the SOHC 4, discovering a single plate holding the double row timing chain together. Further investigation found the chain tensioner, an oil pressure operated unit, to be non functional due to lack of oil in the sump!

#1 had been drilled many times on how to perform the basic checks, and importance of such.
I stormed back into the house, and accusingly demanded "Haven't you been checking your oil?"
The innocent reply was "There was no point, I couldn't afford to buy any!"
University brains!!!!!! It wasn't funny at the time.

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