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[Malhar95]

Some of you guys might know my problem...atleast the major one,
my engine ran out of oil and started making this noise,






ever since that day, i drove my car to my autotech class and its just been sitting there, and waiting on a new engine...



NOW, my dads 01 Audi A6TT is leaking oil and makes the same noise[ when its low/nearly empty on oil
we add 3-4 quarts and the noise stops...

(dont worry about that car its going to the shop soon)

my question is,


if i do another oil change, and maybe add some 'lucus' (or oil thickener?) will be car be normal again?
Or atleast safe to drive?

This post has been edited by Malhar95: May 17, 2011 - 12:39 PM

[Malhar95]

now with alot of thinking and help, ive decided to change the engine, and then 'rebuild' this engine when i get time...since i wont be in a hurry, i can take my time and money and not cheap out on parts like i did last time...hopefully make a beast out of the old one

so this brings out another question:

im looking around local junk yards, every time i ask for a celica 2.2, they say around 500-700 is that normal??

i thought our motors were REALLY cheap,


and besides the price, what do i look for when buying the engine, i heard alot of times that "compresion test only tells part of the story"
so besides a compression test, what else should i be looking at?


always appriciate your help guys!