Wrong place I know
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Wrong place I know
Did I lose my saturn engine over a rear main seal? The only warning I got was the oil light came on, so I pulled to the shoulder and shut it down right away towed it home it was 3 quarts low. This morning the oil was at the full mark.
But I put the 3 quarts of oil in it. Started it up but this time I heard a knock so I shut the engine back down, found a puddle of oil turns out its coming from between the transmission and block. So I lost the rear main seal. I lost my ford ranger's engine, and now it looks like I might of lost my saturn engine. It seems cars dont like me all the sudden.
But I put the 3 quarts of oil in it. Started it up but this time I heard a knock so I shut the engine back down, found a puddle of oil turns out its coming from between the transmission and block. So I lost the rear main seal. I lost my ford ranger's engine, and now it looks like I might of lost my saturn engine. It seems cars dont like me all the sudden.
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Its a 1995 saturn sl1 5spd manual SOHC if that helps any. The saturn does have 250,000+ miles on it. I bought it in 2009 with 168,900 something miles, so yea I did alot of driving. Did alot of driving back in fourth to Oxnard from Mecca California. I probably will just take it to a wrecking yard.
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What I have seen is when peeps run them low on oil it'll throw a rod and bust a hole in the block around the #4 cylinder. that might explain the knock and the oil leak either way it might be time to get another car. We do have a lady with a 97 coupe with over 300k on the original engine come in the shop.
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It sure is something 2 cars blowing up on me in 1 month, but thats what happens when you drive old cars. They hardly give you any problems for a long time, then just one day something major goes. But another option is buy new cars.
But then I would have to make car payments, so I think I'll just stick to buying older cars its nice to only make 1 payment on a car. I notice my post before its suppose to be drive back and forth not back and fourth lol.
But then I would have to make car payments, so I think I'll just stick to buying older cars its nice to only make 1 payment on a car. I notice my post before its suppose to be drive back and forth not back and fourth lol.
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Maybe your doing something wrong dude cause I have a couple old cars, my Plymouth that I bought new and it almost has 214k on it and I drive it 300 miles a week. What do you do for maintenance?
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It probably depends more on what maintenance it had before he bought it, which would have led to the seals getting hard. However, you should really check the oil more regular on higher miles cars, that will save you troubles like that. Running with only 2 quarts available, it likely starved for oil, causing the rod bearing to spin. That is the knock you hear, and will lead to a thrown rod if run long enough.
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I gave the car oil changes with valvoline 5w30 and fram every 3000 miles, always used shell gas when possible, never drove it over 70mph on purpose but Im happy with the 80,000 miles I put on the car, I got it out of a tow yard for $600 so I got my moneys worth out of it. I might be crazy though as I found another saturn this one is a 1998 saturn with 124,300 something miles on it.
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Stop using Fram oil filters. While that's likely not the cause of the problem here, going to a quality filter will eliminate a variable. Wix filters are good, Napa filters are made by Wix so a good alternative.
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