Jonathan Alder's Journal

On 2 counts!

Firstly I bought the spinner conversion and started fitting it (a couple of weeks ago now) and it was still proving to be a mare - mainly the access and getting the o-rings to stay put. So I got underneath with my leadlamp and had a really good look up inside where it bolts together and where I thought there was no o-ring low-and-behold there it was. Then I looked at the oil cooler connector piece and, surprise surprise, there was one there too. How could I have been so stupid?! In my defence it was an oily mess and i'm sure they've just fallen out in the past.

So I thought since I've gone to all the trouble of getting the spin-on convertor I might as well fit it and it went in as easy as pie. What a surprise, aye? The good thing about it is it with be easy to convert back. As an aside I bought a filter and the necessary o-rings from brown and gammons when i was going to fit the original one and the filter comes with them all - nice if they'd have know that! Still I know for next time.

So that was mistake 1, mistake 2 was I put a spanner on the roof onto of a cloth, when I finished as was clearing up I pulled the cloth, forgetting about the spanner, and yep I've got a nice big chip in the paintwork to sort out now, right down to the primer. Oh joy!

Still we've got oil in the car again!

Next job, sort out wipers! watch this space!