I think I killed my car..

[Lori_7]

If you have to get another car I recommend a toyota corrolla. You can't kill those things.

 

[jpappl]

If you have to get another car I recommend a toyota corrolla. You can't kill those things.

My wife when we were dating had one. Every once in a while I would check the oil for her and they would be none registering. The thing just wouldn't die, it was funny after awhile. I kept waiting for it to quit but she sold it because the trunk developed a leak. It was still peppy when she sold it.

We have a 2001 Corolla now with 160,000 on it, still running strong.

 

[John99]

too much oil is worse than not enough. you blow the seals.

 

[John99]

"Pound salt"?
Is that like "hit the bricks" or "hit the road"?
Must be a Canadian thing.
Because it is always snowing so the roads always have salt on them?

i have heard that a few times. also pound sand.

 

[Killjoy]

"Pound salt"?
Is that like "hit the bricks" or "hit the road"?
Must be a Canadian thing.
Because it is always snowing so the roads always have salt on them? :shrug:

No. It's like telling you to go screw yourself.

The full expression is pound salt - or sand - up your ass.

Beige? Ugh! That can be an indication of water in the oil, which could mean a bad gasket, or worse, a crack in the engine somewhere either of which could also explain the car running warm.

Yes exactly. If it looks like pond mud.

He claimed the coolant level was normal in the original post, though the description "More like a beige" reminds me of the symptoms of a head gasket leak in a vehicle I once owned.

 

[Enmos]

They are saying 5,000 miles for synthetic oil - as I was saying.
In addition, you should be getting it changed every 6 months minimum - especially if you car has a few miles/years on it, like yours does.
I am sure you will find people to say that is incorrect, but they are wrong. You will also find people who will say you don't have to break a new engine in, and you don't have to let a car warm up before driving it on a cold day, and they will have lots of reasonable-sounding justifications for their advice - they are also wrong.

Ask experienced mechanics.
Ask manufacturers.
Ask engine rebuilders.
They will all say your elusive "them" is wrong.



"Pound salt"?
Is that like "hit the bricks" or "hit the road"?
Must be a Canadian thing.
Because it is always snowing so the roads always have salt on them? :shrug:

Of course changing your oil every 3000 miles is better but not a set in stone number. In fact, I have a toyota that had 250,000 miles on it, and I never changed the oil every 3, more like 8 or 10.

If you drive on a lot of dirt roads, pull loads etc you need to do it more often.

Not saying you shouldn't do it every 3, just saying that the reality is that most cars do just fine waiting longer.

The key is to not let it run too low or out. Then you have problems.

Ok, lets not make a point of this. It's not important atm. I will check my oil very very regularly from now on. I'll ask my dealer about the oil refreshing.

 

[Enmos]

Beige? Ugh! That can be an indication of water in the oil, which could mean a bad gasket, or worse, a crack in the engine somewhere either of which could also explain the car running warm.

Yes exactly. If it looks like pond mud.

It does look like pond mud, somewhat. But the coolant level is normal.
The engine got warmer than it did before, but then, it hardly got over 70 degrees (Celsius) unless it was hot outside.
They installed a new water pump when I bought it, I think it must have been one on steroids
Anyhow, the engine only got to just over 90 degrees (Celsius), which is nowhere near the red. I just went to look if the water level was low, which it was not.
I know what water no water looks like, this was not it. With my previous car the water tube (I can't think of the right word for it) disconnected and all the water spilled out. The temperature skyrocketed into the red in seconds.

 

[Enmos]

If you have to get another car I recommend a toyota corrolla. You can't kill those things.

My wife when we were dating had one. Every once in a while I would check the oil for her and they would be none registering. The thing just wouldn't die, it was funny after awhile. I kept waiting for it to quit but she sold it because the trunk developed a leak. It was still peppy when she sold it.

We have a 2001 Corolla now with 160,000 on it, still running strong.

Toyota's are good cars. My previous one was a Toyota Starlet.
My dealer actually complained to me that they had made them too well

 

[Enmos]

too much oil is worse than not enough. you blow the seals.

Yes, but no oil is way worse.. you wreck your engine.

 

[Grim_Reaper]

Yes Pound Salt means piss off sorry about your luck chuck have a nice day sucker. That sort of thing and the roads are not snow covered all year long we actually have one or two days every year that we can drive with out snow LOL.. JK the climate is actually very nice here.

[/QUOTE]

"Pound salt"?
Is that like "hit the bricks" or "hit the road"?
Must be a Canadian thing.
Because it is always snowing so the roads always have salt on them? :shrug:[/QUOTE]

 

[Anti-Flag]

Of course changing your oil every 3000 miles is better but not a set in stone number. In fact, I have a toyota that had 250,000 miles on it, and I never changed the oil every 3, more like 8 or 10.

If you drive on a lot of dirt roads, pull loads etc you need to do it more often.

Not saying you shouldn't do it every 3, just saying that the reality is that most cars do just fine waiting longer.

The key is to not let it run too low or out. Then you have problems.

I was thinking the same. I have the oil drained and changed every year and the filter every 2 years at it's MOT/service and it's fine. Pretty sure that's what my manual says anyway and everybody I know does the same.
They do say you can double the life of your cars engine by changing the filter every 3000 miles, but that's 8 changes to my 1, and depending on what car you have it may not be worth paying the extra to keep it running. It may also be overkill when you consider that it doesn't mean a damn thing when it comes to everything else that might go wrong with a car. :shrug:
If you have a new/expensive car you plan on keeping then I guess I might advise changing more regularly.

If you have to get another car I recommend a toyota corrolla. You can't kill those things.

Personally I recommend these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

you blow the seals.

No need to insult the guy, he just messed up his car. Geez.

 

[John99]

its best to be honest though.

'Today I poured it all in. Without checking the level!:wallbang:'

 

[Anti-Flag]

its best to be honest though.

'Today I poured it all in. Without checking the level!:wallbang:'

I still don't think he blows seals. I know the dutch are pretty freaky, but that's one show I've never seen in amsterdam.

 

[one_raven]

They do say you can double the life of your cars engine by changing the filter every 3000 miles, but that's 8 changes to my 1, and depending on what car you have it may not be worth paying the extra to keep it running. It may also be overkill when you consider that it doesn't mean a damn thing when it comes to everything else that might go wrong with a car. :shrug:
If you have a new/expensive car you plan on keeping then I guess I might advise changing more regularly.

The older it is, the MORE you need it because of scratches, imperfections, cracks and old seals (not the ones you blow, that should just be done with the young, virile ones).

 

[Enmos]

old seals (not the ones you blow, that should just be done with the young, virile ones).

How could you!

 

[Enmos]

I've postponed having my car looked at until Saturday, I have more time available then.

 

[one_raven]

How could you!

How couldn't you?
Look at thise sexy bedroom eyes!

All soft and warm...
Mmmmmmm

On a more serious note...
I once read (in National Geographic, I believe) that Inuit children eat the raw, freshly-plucked eyeballs of baby seals.
Supposedly they are a delicious treat.
(the Inuits are not barred from hunting a certain number of baby seals due it being a part of their life and subsistence for such a long time)
Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Enmos]

How couldn't you?
Look at thise sexy bedroom eyes!

All soft and warm...
Mmmmmmm

On a more serious note...
I once read (in National Geographic, I believe) that Inuit children eat the raw, freshly-plucked eyeballs of baby seals.
Supposedly they are a delicious treat.
(the Inuits are not barred from hunting a certain number of baby seals due it being a part of their life and subsistence for such a long time)
Can anyone confirm this?

Ugh! Disgusting..
Sorry, can't help you with that though.

 

[Grim_Reaper]

How couldn't you?
Look at thise sexy bedroom eyes!

All soft and warm...
Mmmmmmm

On a more serious note...
I once read (in National Geographic, I believe) that Inuit children eat the raw, freshly-plucked eyeballs of baby seals.
Supposedly they are a delicious treat.
(the Inuits are not barred from hunting a certain number of baby seals due it being a part of their life and subsistence for such a long time)
Can anyone confirm this?

Yes they are able to hunt the seals however they normally take the adult seals for the meat the Babys are taken for the fur and yes the Eyeballs I am told they are very very tasty all most sweet to the tatse go figure.

 

[one_raven]

Yes they are able to hunt the seals however they normally take the adult seals for the meat the Babys are taken for the fur and yes the Eyeballs I am told they are very very tasty all most sweet to the tatse go figure.

I'd try one.