YACT: What's wrong with my car?

[sash1]

I just got an oil change, but now my car is even worse!

When I idle, my engine makes a slow, steady clicking noise, and it becomes more rapid as the RPMs go above 2k.

I'm no mechanic, all I know is my car needs some fixin'

Can anyone identify what's wrong with it? And about how much it would cost to fix? (I'm poor )

 

[isekii]

um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

 

[jlee]

Check the oil level first.

 

[FoBoT]

maybe they didn't put enough oil in

those things on the top of the engine can make a lot of clicking noises if they don't get oil

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
Check the oil level first.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Sounds like it might be lifters. Make sure that the oil level is correct.

ZV

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: isekii
um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

I can't do that immediately. I worked tonight and I work 28 hours over the next two days.

I'm thinking the oil change was just done poorly and that's still the problem. I really just want to know if it's serious or not and if I should try and find some time tomorrow to do it or if I can just wait till Sunday.

 

[chuckywang]

They probably changed the oil wrong.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: isekii
um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

I can't do that immediately. I worked tonight and I work 28 hours over the next two days.

I'm thinking the oil change was just done poorly and that's still the problem. I really just want to know if it's serious or not and if I should try and find some time tomorrow to do it or if I can just wait till Sunday.

At least check the oil level immediately. If it's too low and you drive it you will do serious damage to the motor.

 

[goodoptics]

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: isekii
um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

I can't do that immediately. I worked tonight and I work 28 hours over the next two days.

I'm thinking the oil change was just done poorly and that's still the problem. I really just want to know if it's serious or not and if I should try and find some time tomorrow to do it or if I can just wait till Sunday.

Have you checked the oil level like the others had said?

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: isekii
um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

I can't do that immediately. I worked tonight and I work 28 hours over the next two days.

I'm thinking the oil change was just done poorly and that's still the problem. I really just want to know if it's serious or not and if I should try and find some time tomorrow to do it or if I can just wait till Sunday.

At least check the oil level immediately. If it's too low and you drive it you will do serious damage to the motor.

Oil level is fine.

 

[FoBoT]

how can they change the oil "poorly" ?

they either didn't put enough in (you must get enough in ASAP or you'll be buying a new engine) or put too much in or your car is borked

just check the oil dude, shirley you can check the oil in your car yourself or get a buddy or co-worker to do it

 

[WildHorse]

Had a valve adjustment lately? That's probably the cause.

Better see a mechanic you can trust & get that taken care of pronto.

Life Indomitable

 

[Christobevii3]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Sounds like it might be lifters. Make sure that the oil level is correct.

ZV

It is exactly this, sometimes running a little higher thickness of oil will help. My isuzu trooper did it when it got to around 80,000 miles with 10w30 but with 10w40 it wouldn't do it.

 

[Eli]

Check your oil immediately.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: isekii
um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

I can't do that immediately. I worked tonight and I work 28 hours over the next two days.

I'm thinking the oil change was just done poorly and that's still the problem. I really just want to know if it's serious or not and if I should try and find some time tomorrow to do it or if I can just wait till Sunday.

At least check the oil level immediately. If it's too low and you drive it you will do serious damage to the motor.

Oil level is fine.

how did you check your oil level? most people don't know how to do it correctly.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: sash1

Originally posted by: isekii
um... take it back to where you got the oil changed ?

I can't do that immediately. I worked tonight and I work 28 hours over the next two days.

I'm thinking the oil change was just done poorly and that's still the problem. I really just want to know if it's serious or not and if I should try and find some time tomorrow to do it or if I can just wait till Sunday.

At least check the oil level immediately. If it's too low and you drive it you will do serious damage to the motor.

Oil level is fine.

how did you check your oil level? most people don't know how to do it correctly.

Yeah if OP is asking about this, I'd be worried about him properly checking the oil as well.

 

[thomsbrain]

your oil likely has nothing to do with it. you need to have your valves checked and/or adjusted. BTW, an oil change is not a fix for anything but dirty oil.