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My car committed seppuku.
Cruising down the expressway, something goes thunk and she starts running like ****. The oil pressure and check engine lights turn on.
I pull off and coast to the side of the road as the car dies. A puddle of oil begins to form beneath the car. I really don't need this. So, anybody seen a good deal on an eg33 block lately? |
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can you tell from where the oil was leaking??? there are like 100 places where it can do...
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Can't tell. I'll jack it up tomorrow when I've got some daylight.
Catastrophic oil loss sucks. God bless that starter, it tries... |
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.. do not turn over the engine when theres no oil!
If you stopped in time, the engine should have minimal damage. if not... you're right in looking for a new engine. it might be an oil filter falling off or something like that. do you change your own oil? I'm really sorry man... good luck and i hope that the block is ok
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Hope you're as lucky with your SVX. dcb |
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I hope things go well for you Thet.
In the thousands of oil filters I've seen, I've only seen two fail from a rock hit. Both of them were orange, and the company name on both began with an "F".
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I bet whatever hit those filters really had to "RAM" it hard...
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I have seen this happen numerous times when people go to quick oil change places. Sometimes the lazy techs (hs kids) don't check to see if the o-ring came off.
THe car died on its own? You are probably up the creek. Oil starvation is a terrible thing.
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ThetaReactor: Sorry if my previous post fostered any false hopes. good luck, dcb |
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Nah, no false hopes. I exhausted all of those standing on the side of the road trying to think of anything else it could be.
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Any word as to the source of the oil?
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Nothing yet. I'll finish pulling the radiator tomorrow and see if I can get a better look at things. Put a wrench on the crank nut and can't get it to turn...
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Re: My car committed seppuku.
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http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...threadid=23156 Rufus in the last update he made, had reduced the price to $400 which is a steal. -Chike
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Thanks for the heads-up, Chike.
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