Can I claim on overfilling an engine with oil, that was an accident

shaun_from_Africa

fred246 said:

This is getting silly. It's a serious issue when a garage wrecks your car.

And what evidence do you have that a garage wrecked the OP's car? 
I'll tell you. None whatsoever so the only reasons for this thread "getting silly" is you and your obvious dislike for any and all garages.

Car_54

fred246 said:

This is getting silly. It's a serious issue when a garage wrecks your car.

The OP hasn't mentioned a garage. I asked him who did the alleged overfilling two days ago, but no response.

Maybe he was following your frequent advice to "do it himself".

fred246

I only advise on doing it yourself to get the job done right. I don't advise do it yourself to get the job done wrong.

Mercdriver

fred246 said:

I only advise on doing it yourself to get the job done right. I don't advise do it yourself to get the job done wrong.

So you can guarantee anyone other than a qualified mechanic will get it right?  Tell you what, I'll come and attempt to service your car.  If I muck it up, you have no claim on me and will sign a disclaimer to indemnify me?  

I am absolutely useless at that type of thing...

Robisere

This was the Original post

"Can I claim on overfilling an engine with oil, that was an accident

I have a diesel car and had a breakdown, where it has been diagnosed after an engine strip down as hydraulic failure. Do I have a claim? "

Nigel21 has not returned to this, which does not surprise me: it's turned into a debating society.

*He has not explained WHO overfilled the engine oil, but the 'accident' part probably means he did it.

*Not explained the nature of the claim he wishes to make.

*"diagnosed after an engine strip down" sounds as if (I hope) a professional garage has done that work.

Without much more information, we cannot really help. As he has not returned to the thread, I don't think that information will be forthcoming. I suggest that this thread should now close. Certainly I won't be returning to it.

John_

fred246 said:

Regardless of daft arguments over googling we can conclude that garages overfilling oil is a significant problem. There are also 30.4 million hits on "garage forgot oil". So this too is a massive problem. Surprisingly "garage underfilled oil" only has 397,000. So it seems that garages forgetting to put oil in is a greater problem than overfilling which is commoner than under filling. Why bother with all that? Just DO IT YOURSELF and know THE JOB'S BEEN DONE RIGHT.

Of course we can’t conclude that. There are only 64 hits of the phrase, that’s negligible.

The reason that I don’t want to do it myself is that I’d need a car lift, and to be able to drop the floor and diffuser out without damaging them, something that’s not easy.

LandyAndy

Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses

Mercdriver

In other words, better to be silent and be thought of as a fool than open your mouth and confirm it.  

fred246

Aquila non capit muscas

onlyfoolsandparking

I don't frequent this section of the forum but was just searching for something that's a small niggle to me but after reading around here I feel I must come back more its comedy gold and that fred character LOL