It was a bright and sunny Sunday morning as we drove to church.
I dropped of my wife and kids, put the car in reverse and started to back into the road to find a parking lot. That's when I noticed people in front of me were waving frantically and pointing to the bottom of the car. The next moment... white smoke came bellowing out from under the bonnet.
I stopped the car and popped the hood. More smoke...
I looked at the car in bewilderment, not noticing the hundreds of eyes looking in my direction as me and my car became the centre of attraction in the middle of the drop-off point.
People came and started to poked their heads in it giving pro, semi-pro and not so pro advice and make assumptions of what it could be... The low oil level in the Power Steering reservoir could mean the hose has bursted $Ching$, The smoke could indicated Radiator is ripped$$Ching-Ching$$, the red oil splattered all over the floor indicated it could be Transmittal Gear Box is torn $$$Ching-Ching-Ching$$$, nothing is conclusive till I get my mechanic to take a look.
I called the tow-truck and it arrived in 45 mins. Towed it away to the work-shop with me riding in the front.
Kim Beng, my mechanic, working hard to replace a faulty part. Apparently, a hose connecting to the Power Steering Fluid reservoir came loose, the fluid sprayed onto the hot engine, vaporizing instantly causing the white smoke.
I took back the car in half an hour. Just in time to go back to pick up my family.
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