Hi all,

Managed to get home a little early today so thought I would give the engine bay a quick clean and try to fit a spring to the dipstick to help hold it in and find some where to attach it to.(no luck yet)

I kept dropping the spring then had to use a screw driver and pliers to retrieve it. Each time I realised I was swearing at the car and myself.(I notice this now as my 18 month old son is starting to talk so I am trying to be careful).

So it got me thinking how many times have you sworn at your car while working on it?

cant count the number of times,

Yeah, lost count a long time ago also.

Last few years have sort of retrained myself... now I only swear when it costs me blood... otherwise there's just a whoppin big "hah - I win !!!" whenever the pesky job gets done.

I call for Jesus alot.
He never comes.

on fords, all most consistently.

Swear. how about how many time you cut yourself and or bleed when working on your car.

Yep have a few cuts and also I have a few mates that have burns on them as they thought they wouldn't touch the part that is hot. But you know it only takes one slip and F#&K you touch the exhaust or something.

once in a while on my cars, fords simply changing the plugs several cuts guaranteed every time

On the other hand, this weekend i hope to refit the body to the pan after 12+ months, so i gave her a little vocal reminder that i didn't want any trouble

We all talk to them right

Hi lee

Thanks I have done that.it is just poping out a fraction which only happens when I get up it. Due to the pressure. Then it is leaking oil. Which is then dripping on to the tinware then onto the my brand new exhaust!

buy a new one or use a cable tie

Put a bigger bend in the dipstick spring

when jesus said not to swear cars wernt invented!

Not a good idea. James Dean even had "Little Bastard" sign-written on the back of his Porsche 550 Spyder, and look what happened to him!

Please don't ask who James Dean is.......Mr Google knows, if you don't.

Pfft, you ain't heard swearing at a car till you have had to work on van engines

The amount of times I've belted my head on the seats working on Mitsubishi express van and Toyota Hiaces or the rooted back you get from being cramped into the front under the seats and dash is rediculous.

Swearing and bleeding is all part of the job as far as I'm concerned. Once I spent quite a while on a chair trying to tune twin carbs on a VW and then had to fix something on my wifes' Range Rover. The family found me asleep underneath sometime later and I woke up with her and the kids pulling me out by the legs. Carbon monoxide poisoning

try working on a Renault van of today. the engine is pretty much in the bumper.

change a headlight globe? only 3 hours later, all engine covers and fuse boxes removed plus half the bumper removed...... Light globe changed.

Usually I have sworn because I can not bend my hands in any way to get to where I need to......Not at the car directly....

The amount of times I have sworn.....not sure.....lost count.......