Originally Posted by filthyrichie
i bet you strted it up drove it a few feet then washed it? correct?
if so tappetts jackout out causing low compression all the cranking get the oil moving again and away you go
very common on zetec engine
Clever boy!
The back of the car was too close to the fence to wash it so i started it drove it about half a metre then turned it off and washed it!
EDIT: I'm not a lazy bastard I just wanted to start it to check it still started after I'd taken some wiring out
