On Sep 18, 1:52*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:
On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:52:38 +0100, MM wrote:
I belong in the 'engineer' category! I did a seven-year apprenticeship
as a motor fitter on leaving school at 15

Feck, they were taking the ****.

Not necessarily... by the time you have removed the plastic cover...
intercooler... hoses... split the intercooler because it was made out
of 32swg... punctured yourself and covered everything in blood whilst
not feeling a thing ... removed the intake shroud... supercharger/
turbocharger plumbing... finally got to the dipstick... you have done
5 years already.

Then again there is changing the spark plugs on a Boxster... "Step 1 -
remove car from on top of engine"... "Step 2 - check you tightened the
spark plug correctly before replacing car"... uh-oh...