Who Needs Engine Oil

So, my car has been making a ticking sound under the hood since last Friday.   I noticed it on the way to the airport, before I left for England.   When I came home, more ticking.   I popped the hood (bonnet) while the engine was running to see if I could find the problem (because I know anything about cars).   I noticed some oil (or some mucky substance) collecting under the belts.

I took the car into the shop today and had them look it over.    They pulled the oil dipstick out and… NO OIL.  None.   It was completely empty.

I just had my oil changed at a well-known shop about 4 weeks ago.  The new shop said the oil filter on the car was damaged but they weren’t entirely sure if that was the problem.

They said the ticking went away after performing an oil change and putting on a new filter (thank God).

I am not sure why the oil light never came on.

I may be having a word with several people over the next few workdays.

What I like about the shop I went to today was that it was “manned” by “women”.    Being non-auto savvy, I feel just as comfortable walking into an auto shop as most of my end-users feel about talking to IT about computer problems (not).    Somehow, having a woman there to answer my questions, I felt really comfortable and relieved that I found a nice place to fix my car.