My engine sounds a bit like a diesel, is this bad?

[rmowbray]

What's your oil level like?

[Anonymous]

Yeah how is your oil consumption.

How long have you had your car?

I just got mine refunded.

[leon_in_uk]

i havnt checked the oil for about 8 weeks... oops. it had a service in august tho... and had about half litre in about 2 months ago...

my car is pretty good with oil tho. i will check at dinner time!! what do you mean refund??

its a w reg and done 75k miles

[leon_in_uk]

just checked my oil stick and nothing shown on the indicator... oops... it does sound more like a diesel, but there is no oil light on!!!!

i am going to get an emergency 1 litre bottle to fill shortly......

it is 5w30 isnt it?!?!

[edward.carter]

just checked my oil stick and nothing shown on the indicator... oops... it does sound more like a diesel, but there is no oil light on!!!!

i am going to get an emergency 1 litre bottle to fill shortly......

it is 5w30 isnt it?!?!

if the oil light comes on its too late already!!

[Tem]

if the oil light comes on its too late already!!

Yeah, sadly our oil light means there is no oil. We don't have a level indicator that would light before it's too late  s:? :? s:?

[edward.carter]

I had that problem on one of my previous cars a ford escort, never checked the oil and needed a £500 engine rebuild as a result of not checking oil (and bouncing of rev limiter with no oil)  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[leon_in_uk]

so guys... because of this diesel sound, its no oil, or very little...


so if i put 1 litre in now, the noise may stop and they car wont need any work doing? maybe?!?!?!

[kanujunkie]

if you have the time, better to drop the oil and replace it. You'll need 3.5L or 3.7L if you're changing the filter as well

[Anonymous]

so if i put 1 litre in now, the noise may stop and they car wont need any work doing? maybe?!?!?!

It depends on how much you need to put in and how quickly you got through it......

[kanujunkie]

so if i put 1 litre in now, the noise may stop and they car wont need any work doing? maybe?!?!?!

It depends on how much you need to put in and how quickly you got through it......

exactly, drop the oil, refill it with the manufacteurers recomendations and then keep a check on how much it needs/uses . Record it all on paper and then you'll have a better idea

[leon_in_uk]

oh no, havnt got time for that.....

what about if i do that another time and fill it with 1 litre for now???

or will i need more oil?

[edward.carter]

if its that low that it not showing on the dipstick prob need more than 1 litre.  just get a 4.5 litre tub and put it as much as is neccesary

[kanujunkie]

oh no, havnt got time for that.....

what about if i do that another time and fill it with 1 litre for now???

or will i need more oil?

it like saying how longs a piece of string, who knows  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:  

but over filling can be worse than underfilling it

[Anonymous]

oh no, havnt got time for that.....

what about if i do that another time and fill it with 1 litre for now???

or will i need more oil?

You have a £10K-ish car, and you're not willing to spend an hour changing the oil in the hope of saving your engine?  s:? :? s:?

Man, I wish I earned £10,000 per hour and could afford to not worry about stuff like this.

[markiii]

you don't now?

[Anonymous]

Just the £9K p/h for me I'm afraid.  s:( s:(   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[Anonymous]

oh no, havnt got time for that.....

If you mean you haven't got time coz you are at work, or need to get the car home first etc. then just topping up for the moment will be fine.

Do the oil change later, but sooner rather than later, if you see what I mean...  s:? :? s:?   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[Anonymous]

FYI,

The noise on my car (why I started the thread in the first place) was the crank.

The precats had gone causing massive oil consumption, I didnt realise this and the oil level dropped below the dip, and the crank started to fail.

In my case this happened when I had only had the car a week and the dealer gave me a refund, paid the check in today.

My advice would be to make sure the oil is back up towards the top of the dip before you drive the care anywhere and then change it, and keep a very close eye on it.

The calculated consumption rate on my car in the week I drove it for was 1 litre every 320 miles!

[leon_in_uk]

yes at work at the mo, and wont have time till the weekend. i will change then. but my mom just dropped off 1 litre. so hopefully will be fine till saturday?!?!?1 wont it?

[Anonymous]

Y'know, instead of risking my engine, I'd get a taxi into work instead. Carrying on as if everything is ok is a flase economy, IMHO.

[leon_in_uk]

i just put 1 litre in. ran my engine for a while...


and now folks im getting 1/4 of a black oil reading on my stick!??!?!

if there shows oil in the engine, and the noise has gone, shall i still change the oil?

and you guys recommend topping up every month then? cus i checked every couple

[Anonymous]

I think you'll be lucky if you haven't done serious damage to your engine anyway.


Drive the car home.
Leave it there until you can do a full oil change.
Do the full oil change (drain, change filter and fill up)
Start driving the car again, but check the oil level at every opportunity (basically, everytime you reach your destination or fill up).
Pray.
Pray some more.



That's the sensible man solution, anyway. If you want to carry on driving it, then just be aware that it may go pop sometime.

[markiii]

every coupleof months?

try every couple of weeks

even precat issues aside teh 1zz burns a little oil by design 2 months is way too long.

and if teh oil is black, definately change it, I'd run a flushing oil through as well.

[philster_d]

I just had a panic and had to run out and check mine    s:) s:)

What do you mean by a low level oil light ?

A low oil pressure sensor ?  can you fit one of these ? the MK2 has one.

I blew my na by over filling the oil I fear.