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URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:17 pm
by liggy
Hi guys travelling back from birkenhead my oil light came on pulled over on inspection found that my oil filler cap had blown off now have oil all over the engine and no filler cap. Need to get back to basingstoke asap as have work tonight. Anybody out there who has a spare filler cap I need your help.
Many Thanks
liggy
Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:19 pm
by haydn callow
Just put a strong poly bag over it and tie with string.
Why did it blow off ?? not on properly ??
Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:23 pm
by Nevets
Hi you could yo uone of those tempory petrol caps from a fuel station#
try halfords or similar for a close match
lastly try calling your breakdown assistance they can usually sort it...
Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:18 pm
by liggy
thanks for your suggestions guys
went to halfords and got a temporary cap to get me home, will buy a proper replacement when i get home
thanks again
Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:43 am
by The Great Pretender
Hope you filled up with oil to liggy or the cap was the least of your problems. Fingers crossed.
Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:02 am
by bigdaddycain
Wish i'd seen this post then...I could have brought an original cap straight out to you...

Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:26 am
by liggy
Yes I did fill up with oil as well lol. Speaking to Bell Hill garage today to try get a replacement cap. Thanks BDC was able 2 do a temp repair as needed 2 get home as had 2 work sun nite.
Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:49 am
by bigdaddycain
I lost the cap to my header tank some years back, bellhill posted a replacement the same day, which i received the following morning! Top place.

Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED IN ELLESMERE PORT ASAP
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:44 pm
by liggy
Same here BDC ordered one off of bongobits yesterday replacement arrived this morning