Car rant!

[nativesunshine]

My car died today!!! I was driving in a parking deck...and it just died! I couldn't get it started again. The dood said something about the timing (?) belt being broken and that I don't maintain my car well and it leaks oil. Ahhhh...I'm so sad. I hope it gets fixed soon so I can DRIVE. I've become so dependent on my car. Good thing LordJezobutt was around to help me....thanks babe! 🙂

 

[HappyPuppy]

Do you do regular maintenance on your car?

 

[slikmunks]

ummmm how long has your car been leaking oil?

 

[boyRacer]

how many miles on the car?

 

[Tominator]

LordJezobutt ?? Is he the god of timing belts?😛

What kind of car?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Oh, you better pray that you don't have an "interferance engine" if your timing belt broke. Otherwise the head is probably toast.

ZV

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: nativesunshine
My car died today!!! I was driving in a parking deck...and it just died! I couldn't get it started again. The dood said something about the timing (?) belt being broken and that I don't maintain my car well and it leaks oil. Ahhhh...I'm so sad. I hope it gets fixed soon so I can DRIVE. I've become so dependent on my car. Good thing LordJezobutt was around to help me....thanks babe! 🙂

My car breaks down every other time I drive it. You should be happy.

 

[blahblah99]

Hopefully you didn't damage any valves or pistons when trying to start the car with a broken timing belt. Otherwise you'd be screwed and would have to overhaul it.

 

[Apathetic]

Leaking oil is really bad for the engine (I'm assuming you're not replacing the lost oil). Trust me, a little preventative maintenance is WELL worth the time and effort.

Dave

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Apathetic
Leaking oil is really bad for the engine (I'm assuming you're not replacing the lost oil). Trust me, a little preventative maintenance is WELL worth the time and effort.

Dave

Tell me how leaking oil damages an engine.

 

[StageLeft]

I guess you need to do some preventative maintenance in the future!

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On my 93 sentra it's leaking maybe a quart of oil every 2500-3000 give or take a bit. I have no intention of getting the rear main seal replaced to fix the problem, since that's a costly repair and over the last 10k miles or so I've had no problems, and the oil leaking hasn't increased.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Apathetic
Leaking oil is really bad for the engine (I'm assuming you're not replacing the lost oil). Trust me, a little preventative maintenance is WELL worth the time and effort.

Dave

Tell me how leaking oil damages an engine.

It, uh, makes it all dirty and stuff. 😛 As long as you keep replacing the lost oil though, it's OK. (Uless it's leaking past the rings, or into the coolant.)

ZV