Catastrophic oil leak!? 850 T5

[CNGBiFuel]

Originally Posted by ITSv40

My battery clips have always been tethered with a short length of nylon cord - original factory fitment.

original factory fitment

^^^He says^^^

Well, I didn't know that. It explains a lot. That should be in the FAQ, because my bet is; most of us won't know either. Me? Never seen such a thing, these don't seem to survive. Have you pix? When you say tethered, do you mean:

a) Tethered to the battery-tray or similar such that it can't go-on-holiday?
(can't think where I stole that phrase)
b) Tethered to fix the retention clip in place as well?

Now I know this thing exists - or in my case, did - I'm out there to have a look.

[ITSv40]

Originally Posted by CNGBiFuel

original factory fitment

^^^He says^^^

Well, I didn't know that. It explains a lot. That should be in the FAQ, because my bet is most of us didn't know either. Me? Never seen such a thing, these don't seem to survive. Have you pix? When you say thethered, do you mean:

a) Tethered to the battery-tray or similar such that it can't go-on-holiday?
(can't think where I stole that phrase)
b) Tethered to fix the retention clip in place as well?

Yes, factory fitment. One end is attached to the clip and the other to the battery tray. No photo at present as I am in Portugal and the cars are in the UK. The hole in the battery tray for the cord is in the left hand front corner in the base of the tray. The cord hangs down from the tray and then comes up to the clip in a U shaped formation - about 100mm long. - a simple knot at each end. My previous V40 had one and both my current cars have them.

Edit. Tethered as in a. The clip attaches to the tray in the usual manner.