Working on getting the car started again

Arrived at the hotel in via Reggio at 7pm and started straight away on getting the sump guard and sump off. Its never as easy as it looks. Eventually off she came to reveaL that all the internal plumbing for the new oil filter had fallen apart! No wonder we had no oil pressure.

The problem is that the pipes (0.5" copper) were too thin. Either thicker copper or steal should have been fitted. The added problem is that to get to the bolts near the external filter needs a crows foot spanner which of course we haven't got. The only solution is to revert back to the origin plumbing using what pipe we have. We have worked most of the night to get it finished but couldn't find the right size pipe to connect he the existing pipes.

Tomorrow morning I will try and get what's required from the support crew. Fingers crossed, if of we will have to find something in via Reggio.

Then we will play catch up!

See you in Paris

RHC

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