Why Cars go BANG

Hi Jim, must admit I agree with Davoe, I have even said to my wife, if either car break down, use the mobile, ring me first then NRMA till I get there, lock the doors, don't accept help from anyone. Keep the window up, or down an inch enough to answer anybody that may be offering assistance. Probably 99.9% of people are genuine and just offering what assistance they can, then there's that .one of a % that's the worry. Daytime not as frightening for a female but nightime and possibly little lighting can be terrifying for them and especially if they have a child with them. Unfortunately these days its not worth taking the risk. Regards Steve M

Understand your point chaps but this was a packed shopping centre car park with people everywhere.

Anyway my main point was not that she gave me the Tijuana, rather that how could someone be so stupid as to drive a car with fluid, of any sort, pouring out of it? She had made the decision to drive it home before I offered to look.

Jim.

Hi Jim, took me a while to get my wife to understand that some thing that is possibly minor could turn into big $$ if you ignore it on the family cars, if something doesn't look or sound write it generaly isn't. We had a Series 2 V8 statesman and I got home from work one day to find nice pink fluid everywhere on the garage floor, was up towards the front so knew it was either a leaking power steering pump or possible cooler hose from the transmission, but was leaning more towards power steering pump. Rang the wife who was on her way home from work to ask her was here any strange noises from the steering and was the auto ok. Well as the stato had a great stereo and wife being young she couldn't hear the phone ringing, all I could hear 15 mins later coming up the street was the V8 burble, groaning, high pitch squeal, and a nice thumping sound coming from in the car. When she drove in I said hows the power steer ?? I thought it was a bit heavy yesterday driving home, bout the same today.Needless to say I wasn't impressed that what was a $5 seal turned into a new power steering pump. Also told her she wouldn't have heard any sirens if she had to. Ah we were all young once. She is excellent now if she hears anything or feels anything that doesn't seem write she tells me straight away or rings me. So far hasn't been to often. Must be the Toyota's LOL. Regards Steve M

like I said women hate being stuck anywhere even a shopping mall especially with a kid
likely she didnt want you to look at it in case you said it was stuffed.
she lprobabally didnt care about the consequnces just as long as she got home
to a female their just a vehicle getting homes what matters

Stephen: I think you're seriously paranoid.

I have travelled this world widely and assure you Australia is one of the safest countries in the world. Please don't encourage a siege mentality.

Mike Harding

Jim!, You haven't met my Son inlaw, Worse with cars than any women i know...lol.



Cheers Axle.

Mike, Ill be write, that's probably what a lot of woman have said that have walked home from work in the dark or been mugged at the railway stations, or attacked walking home from work and dragged into a lane way. Just as easy for them to force them in the car and drive off. Why risk it when my wife has a mobile phone handy or the help just a phone call away ringing the NRMA. Paranoid ?? No, just cautious when it comes to my wife and the low life scum that roam looking for prey. Steve

LOL

Gday
May be that she had seen the Arnold movie "PREDATOR" and was afraid of you Jim............
Murray

That's a bit harsh Murray.

I'll have you know I've got "Movie Star" looks. People are forever confusing me with Boris Karlof LOL.

Jim.

Yep the leak will stop and the steam will start, not to bad i guess until you get to the hot coolant smell!!! Thats normally trouble!! Michael

58.5 cents/litre in Cranbourne VIC then 4 cents off with shopper docket. ;-)
Regards Andrew.

86 cpl kalgoorlie a few days ago

Hi John, wifes car doesnt even have a temp guage. It has two lights, one green, one red (and very small might I say). The green will stay on untill motor has warmed up (generally about 2 to 3 minutes then light will go off). Im hoping the red never comes on as this is when your in trouble and havnt read anywhere in the books that says it has an audible alarm to go with it. Has taken me a while to get the wife to watch all the guages on the other cars/4wds we have had. Now she says there is nothing to watch except the speedo LOL. Bloody stupid idea I reckon by Toyota. I like to see a guage so that if there is any movement upwards of the temp guage you can shut it down before any damage and check it out like yourself. Regards Steve M

Should have also said sudden downward movement as well as this can happen if you lose all the coolant via a split hose, and there is no coolant passing over the sensor. Maybe newer cars are smarter these days ?? Not sure with the wifes car if this ever did happen, wonder what light will come on ?? porbably neither Regards Steve M

Good point..we put low coolant level alarms rather than guage as no coolant over the gauge will most likely see temperature drop initially.

Actually if a engine is overheating puting the heater on helps provided their is water in the system.
Cheers Pete