Mechanic finds cause of car trouble was a chicken in bonnet
A mechanic was stunned to discover the cause of a customer’s vehicle overheating was because there was a live chicken under the bonnet.
A driver brought in their 2017 Ford Expedition for an inspection reporting the car was leaking coolant and prone to overheating.
A mechanic in Florida, US, popped the bonnet to learn the problem was biological, rather than mechanical.
He reached into the engine to find the belt had been knocked loose by a live chicken who had flown the coop and settled inside the Ford.
The job report, shared to Facebook on Tuesday, stated the car was running as normal after the chook was removed, the belt was reinstated and the coolant was topped up.
A road rest showed the vehicle appeared to “operate as designed” with the poultry now vacated, and both the car and the animal were returned to the customer.
Sharing unbelievable pictures to Facebook of the incident, Jeremy Ross wrote: “Well, that was a first… customer states vehicle overheats.”
The post has been shared more than 27,000 times and received more than 5,000 comments in just a few days.
