Tyler Durden - I was about to comment on your 'North East Mentality' statement but it's gone now.............??? Perhaps you could PM me??
Regarding NC checking the engine, off course he's going to take a look himself! When your TV fails to switch on do you reach for the Yellow Pages and call for an Engineer? B*ll*cks do you, you check the connections, plug and fuse etc.............but should you be doing that if you aren't a qualified electrician?
I don't know much about aero engines but I built Ford competition engines in the early 80s, and the oil could come from a multitude of places - pump, filter, pipes, breather, dip stick etc etc.
As owner, I would be dissapointed if NC didn't check first before reaching for his Yellow P's and searching for Aero Engineers.
PD