Did a B Service and fixed a hole in the intercooler silencer box on the wifes , new to her, C Coupe. Looks like a previous fan belt fiasco had left it rubbing a hole through it ?!
The previous owner sold the car on because they thought they had a major oil leak on the engine as it was covered all over the top and on the front of the underside of the bonnet, which I thought was the oil cap being loose as when I bought the car it wasn't on properly but actually turned out more to be this hole, or slot, blowing crankcase vapour onto the belt and fan and flicking little bit's of oil onto the underside of the bonnet which migrated through the sound deadening to lightly soak the top of the engine. It's surprising how much of a mess a little bit of oil makes and the woman who sold the car said it had been like this for two years !
I washed it all down with warm diesel and jet washed it before taking it out for 4 new tyres, ouch
followed by promptly breaking down on the way home when it started running on three, popped up the mil light and stuttered back at 40mph for the last 2 miles praying it'd make it !
Pulled the coil packs and sure enough oily, waterery fluid down in number 1 and number two where the foam in the cover had soaked it up when I jet washed it
. So the cover has now been soaked in detergent, jet washed again and left in the greenhouse to dry out... but at least it's not blowing oil fumes everywhere now
Glad to be back at work
lol...
(see separate thread).
BUT THEN rain 
