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dee
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May 19, 2012, 7:17 AM
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i have an 03 toyota corolla 1.8 250k automatic trans. we change the oil everyother month and just changed the oil and left it parked all night without starting it after the change and when i started it sounds like it has bent rod. cars has oil leak in front and rear seal should i replace motor or just fix rods and oil leaks?
if i should replace motor what years should work for my car
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Hammer Time
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May 19, 2012, 7:18 AM
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Did you forget to put oil in it before starting it?
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dee
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May 19, 2012, 7:20 AM
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nope we put almost 4 qts in and even checked it still has oil in it
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May 19, 2012, 7:38 AM
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Engines don't just implode for no reason at all. Something happened here that you're not telling us.
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dee
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May 19, 2012, 7:50 AM
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i dont know what happened it's not like i'm asking you how to rig it up to be sold again. i have only owned the car for 3 months i'm telling you all i know about the car and all i'm asking is with that kind of mileage would it be better to fix the motor or get another one
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May 19, 2012, 7:53 AM
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I agree. It was running fine, you stated you changed the oil, but didn't start the engine. Went out the next day and now the engine is knocking and leaking oil. Something is missing your not telling us.
Did you change the oil filter? Was the oil pressure light on when you had it running and it was knocking away?
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on May 19, 2012, 7:56 AM)
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dee
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May 19, 2012, 8:02 AM
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it allready had oil leak before this happened thats why i changed the oil so much and we drove it maybe 500 yards before it started knocking it lost power when it started knocking
yes we put oil in it and yes we checked it everyother day for oil leak
just not sure what happened but i really need it fixed because it's my only car i'm mother of 3 that has to walk 15 miles to work at night this sucks please help
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May 19, 2012, 8:31 AM
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The point is......... you don't want to do anything until you have an explanation for the first failure, even if you just determine the damage was before you bought it, you need to know what took that engine out before putting another one in.
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May 19, 2012, 9:36 AM
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Dee - how long have you owned this car? 250K is up there even on a Toyota. Get it diagnosed anyway so you know what you are dealing with for costs. I this was mine with a surprise real problem AND if the oil leaks are front and rear main seals if you will that suggests this engine is on it's way out sometimes via crankshaft and bearing wear never mind everything else in it.
If this has had the trans overhauled within some reasonable amount of miles and rest of car is excellent make up your mind from there. Popular cars so body parts alone should make it worth something decent just as it is IF this engine really has the troubles that would require a replacement or overhaul. If you find out this will be nasty expensive it might be time to cut losses for another,
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May 19, 2012, 10:01 AM
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I've heard engines spark knock before they stalled out when they were losing fuel pressure.
Might want to make sure that the noise your hearing is indeed a mechanical failure inside the engine before condemning it.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on May 19, 2012, 10:02 AM)
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May 19, 2012, 10:32 AM
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So right as always DS. Diagnose this out first. Why this was so close to an oil change may just be bad luck and not related. Once in a blue moon dumb things like a loose spark plug make one heck of a noise and things like that.
Once and last time I would consider this (1983) picked up a new vehicle in Detroit for Mommy at a drop off place for that. It had been thru a dealer before that but wasn't a dealer for anything but picking it up. Detroit to MA the shortest run is thru Canada. Freaking thing made the wildest noise in Canada in sight of lake Erie. Was going to drive the dang thing into the lake thinking we aren't starting off with a blown engine (just kidding about the dumping it in lake) and it was nothing but an air injection tube had just fallen right out of exhaust manifold which made full exhaust noise underhood. Bang+pop noise. Yep - new or not brought some tools with me and just put it back in and tightened it. Done/stayed fixed for the next many years with that car which did last,
Tom
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