jackstandwarmer
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- Jun 28, 2006
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bothell,
Washington
I was on my way to a friends house today on a backroad crusing at around 30 mph, I got on it a tiny bit, maybe up to around 45 tops, then slowed back down, and noticed my oil pressure light turned on. So i went up a couple more blocks, watching the pressure gauge, which appeared normal still. I stopped at a stop-sign and when i started again and heard a belt squeel, and it did sound like a normal squeel, so i rev'ed the engine a little in neutral, then all the sudden i saw the pressure drop way down, so i pulled over less then a block up at the first spot i could and got out of the car. Oil all over my drivers side wheel. Popped the hood and there was oil all over the timing belt side of the motor, from the underside of the hood, covering the alt, wheel well, and dripping from all over on the underside. It looked like my dipstick was sticking partially out, and it has a pretty weak seal, so i thought i had just blow the dipstick and sprayed everywhere. I got a ride to shmucks and picked up a few quarts of mobile1, went back to the car and filled it up. I started the car up and jumped out to look under really quick, and it immediately started spewing all of the oil onto the ground, so i shut it down right away. I was only a mile or so from home, so a friend came and towed me home with a tow strap. So the turd is at home safe now, and i'll have to clean it up tomorrow and hopefully be able to see where the oil was coming from. Whatever it is, its a very large opening, because it spewed 2-3 quarts in about 5 seconds. I'm hoping its something simple, or something that i can salvage from my 91 because i dont get paid until next week and i just got back from vacation for my birthday 2 days ago. I'd appricate any input on what it could be that would spew like that. Its somewhere behind the alt. area, dzl met me out there to take a look, and we couldnt determine any more specifically where its coming from.
If its something major, i hope drake has some open time in the next few weeks. I'm glad i didnt sell my hooptie daily driver buick like i was thinking about doing. I now have TWO jackstand warming POSDSM's. Gotta love em.
If its something major, i hope drake has some open time in the next few weeks. I'm glad i didnt sell my hooptie daily driver buick like i was thinking about doing. I now have TWO jackstand warming POSDSM's. Gotta love em.
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