_MY_ driveway has two metal drip pans so the cement remains fairly clean , of course to - day I was doing two jobs at once so when I dropped my stubby ratchet & deep 14MM socket , it fell into the just filled oil drain pan underneath the truck & splashed oil out....
All German cars leak oil ! I just work assidiously at staunching the leaks...
The Nash's spin on oil filter adapter's special square section O-Ring recently began dripping again , they (and the MGs I pinch the spin on oil filter kits from) all tend to fail this gasket every two or three years , only _once_ does any Mechanic or owner foolishly try tightening up the bolt as that causes catastrophic failure and a Valdez like experiance.....
I was ruminating on this as I drove to SWMBO's place, maybe I could wash the gasket's groove clean with Ether (starting fluid) and then lightly coat the special O-Ring with " The Right Stuff " from Permatex before buttoning it all back up again ? .
If you actually work in your driveway , this causes it to grease up much faster than the car ever leaks on it so whenever I wash my engine
I make a point of washing the driveway , drip pans and usually the chassis too , might as well once you have de - greaser , rubber gloves , rags , brushes and everything else all gooey & covered in dead dinosaurs .
-Nate
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> It's pretty hard for me to believe that you have a single drop of oil on your driveway. Me now.....an oil pit makes sense. But not you, who continues to fix every little problem with every car you own....even the Nash Kelvinator.
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> Chip
> With most of the oil in Houston tucked under my CD.
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