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post Oct 18, 2008 - 2:12 PM
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Okay. heres the Downlow. I was driving on the freeway, and my oil light came on, i figured i would still be able to make it home to put some oil in. i was wrong. A few seconds later, the car started making a weird noise as i was traveling down the I-17 at 80 MPH. i decided to pull off at the next exit and at the red light the car shut off, Almost like if i stalled it when i was learning to drive stick. I pulled into the gas station there, and put some oil in it. but the damage was done.

So my question to all of you, since i know absolutely NOTHING about cars. Does this mean i need a whole new engine? The car runs fine without clicking untill i get over 2,000 RPMS. Then the clicking starts. Ive heard from people that the enginge is completely done and i need to start saving for a very pricey replacement.

Is there a way i can fix this? with limited knowledge? or no?
thanks for your help.

Luckilly i have my 5GC, but it is also having a problem. Its power steering. Its not working, i have to force it into turning, and only weighing 130 at 5"11. u can bet its pretty damn hard for me to do. It just started happening today. And the power steering fluid is almost full, but i topped it off to make sure. Do i need a new pump? if so , how much is that going to be to buy? and could i replace it myself?

Thanks in advance;
Jake
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post Oct 28, 2008 - 6:14 AM
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if it was true and say an engine had problems as mentioned above eg. bearings will that NOTICEABLY (correct spelling?) affect the performance?
post Oct 28, 2008 - 11:58 AM
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QUOTE (NGHTKD @ Oct 28, 2008 - 6:14 AM) *
if it was true and say an engine had problems as mentioned above eg. bearings will that NOTICEABLY (correct spelling?) affect the performance?


oh yeah. atleast every time it happened to me. the engine hardly wanted to run


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Posts in this topic
- LimitedST   Engine Clicks - Forgot oil.   Oct 18, 2008 - 2:12 PM
- - NgoFcukinWay   So you ran it without oil for a while? you probabl...   Oct 18, 2008 - 5:38 PM
- - gt_driFFter   Jake, that "oil light" might as well be ...   Oct 18, 2008 - 5:53 PM
- - samir0189   I agree with gt_driffter. The oil light can not on...   Oct 18, 2008 - 6:55 PM
- - Euphoria   so if the oil light comes on and you turn off imed...   Oct 18, 2008 - 9:55 PM
|- - gt_driFFter   QUOTE (Euphoria @ Oct 18, 2008 - 10...   Oct 19, 2008 - 12:13 AM
- - kylekonvicka   i had this same problem, and it ended up being my ...   Oct 19, 2008 - 12:07 AM
- - Euphoria   QUOTE (gt_driFFter @ Oct 19, 2008 - 1...   Oct 19, 2008 - 5:42 AM
- - presure2   what the oil light does exactly is this. when the ...   Oct 19, 2008 - 8:18 AM
- - bslik   same thing just happened to me last night. my oil ...   Oct 19, 2008 - 11:16 AM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (bslik @ Oct 19, 2008 - 11:16 ...   Oct 19, 2008 - 11:33 AM
|- - PHLCELICA   QUOTE (bslik @ Oct 19, 2008 - 12:16 ...   Oct 19, 2008 - 1:10 PM
- - bslik   so it stopped knocking befor u changed anything?   Oct 19, 2008 - 3:47 PM
- - hockeyplyr24   same thing happened to me, if only i woulda change...   Oct 20, 2008 - 12:57 PM
- - bslik   how would i know if i threw a rod or a bearing? or...   Oct 20, 2008 - 7:50 PM
- - Bitter   probably spun the #2 rod bearing, and scuffed the ...   Oct 20, 2008 - 7:52 PM
- - bslik   just wondering, but i cant fix that myself right? ...   Oct 20, 2008 - 7:55 PM
|- - Bitter   QUOTE (bslik @ Oct 20, 2008 - 7:55 P...   Oct 21, 2008 - 7:08 PM
- - Euphoria   your engines are telling you all you need beams lo...   Oct 20, 2008 - 11:46 PM
- - blu94gt   When the oil light comes you need to turn the car ...   Oct 21, 2008 - 10:16 PM
- - bslik   yea thats the thing... the oil light wasnt on. it ...   Oct 28, 2008 - 1:55 AM
- - NGHTKD   if it was true and say an engine had problems as m...   Oct 28, 2008 - 6:14 AM
- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (NGHTKD @ Oct 28, 2008 - 6:14 ...   Oct 28, 2008 - 11:58 AM


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