Problem Options

[bojangles_8686]

Ok so brian and me changed my oil today.... read the convo and help me out please!!!!!

NunCHUCKSNinja: my car vibrates a lot now
NunCHUCKSNinja: and acts weird
Sortafamous: what do you mean?
NunCHUCKSNinja: when i accelerate it vibrates and when i was at idle it was changing rpm
Sortafamous: hmm
Sortafamous: it was 10w30 right?
NunCHUCKSNinja: yep
NunCHUCKSNinja: i think the vibration might be partly because the muffler was bent and now it hits the back bumper
NunCHUCKSNinja: and also it lags a little bit when i accelerate
Sortafamous: im lookin around
Sortafamous: but i dunno
Sortafamous: it might be that stop smoke stuff
Sortafamous: cause its so thick

I was lazy so I didnt feel like typing the whole situation so that convo sums it up.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

I tend to think that its not your oil thats causing these problems....the 5S-FE is meant to use 10w-30 so that shouldnt be an issue. First check just to make sure that no oil is leaking from either the oil pan bolt you took off or the oil cap on the valve cover. Also if you slopped any oil onto the engine in the process of changing it, it can smoke a bit and smell bad like you're runing your engine too hot.

After your sure both are tight and theres enough oil in the engine (or too much for that matter) and it still makes these obnoxious quirks, get it checked out by a reputable shop. Its not worth it to guess, and the description of the problem is so brief that i honestly dont know what else to recommend. Sometimes a simple tune up can do wonders...mine runs much smoother than it did before i got mine, so look into it if its really bad.

Besides, answers like "check your intake" or "your engine is already dead, sorry." arent really the best thing to go by anyway.


EDIT-
Our cars tend to vibrate a little under acceleration sometimes...i get this occasionally when im accelerating onto a highway and other people have encountered the same thing. I think it has to do with the small engine under load when climbing a hill or pushing it hard in a high gear. So dont worry to much, its normal.

This post has been edited by Silver94CelicaOwner: Jun 3, 2004 - 9:14 PM