Hi guys, sorry to resurrect this subject.
Today, with the bonnet up I checked the oil level. We bought the 2004 1.2 Panda from Daughter 2 a couple of months ago. She's had it from brand new and it's done 106,000miles +. She told me it uses a bit of oil and to keep an eye on it.
So, to that end, I checked the oil level and it was at the lower end of the dipstick marks. There was a bottle of oil in the boot, so I looked to find where to pour it in!
Where? for goodness sake! I saw the square plastic thingy but it wouldn't lift or turn. I got out the Fiat handbook and even the Haynes Manual, but although they pointed to this square thingy, there was no instruction on how to open it.
I pulled, because it wouldn't turn. I pulled HARDER and it sort of lifted to one side. I asked Mrs Mick F to try as she doesn't have a technical bone in her body, so I thought I was over-thinking the issue. She couldn't shift it at all.
I put all of my strength to it, and eventually managed to weedle it out. Poured in some oil, let it settle, and now the level is mid-range.
Then, I tried to re-fit the cap. No matter how I tried, it wouldn't go in all the way, so I fished out a small rubber mallet and gave it a whack ........ and in it went.
So, my question is, what the heck is going on that an oil filler cap is SO difficult?
Have anyone else had this proplem?
Thanks,
Mick.
