Pasta_Ricer
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- Nov 2, 2021
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Zanjan,
Asia
Welp, my Galant has much bigger problems than the small IPS wiring error and dead IAC stepper motor.
Today while I was under the car looking for a cat, I noticed that my oil pan has a pretty big dent in it and it looks shiny and wet. Touched it and yup, it's definitely oil.
Everywhere is covered in oil; from the oil filter to the chassis.
I cleaned it with some degreaser spray and wiped it down and then turned on the car to let it fully warm and hopefully find the leak. It warmed up and I didn't see any new fluids dripping or soaking stuff, even after revving up to 3k. So, I decided to take it out for a spin and put it under heavy load after fully warming up. Took it to 6.5k maybe 5-6 times and maybe once to 7k, shifting hard from 1st to second. Then I immediately drove it back into the garage while doing a rip right before getting into our alley. I parked it and popped the hood after turning it off and I could hear a sort of bubbling/boiling sound coming from the top hose that's connected to the thermostat housing. Touched that and it was definitely boiling inside. Then I turned it back on to recirculate the water and let the fan take care of the heat. In the meanwhile, I peeked underneath the car and saw the oil dripping maybe a drop every 10 seconds from around the front right side of the oil pan.
Now I am truely stuck. I can't take the car to work, and I have spent most of my money on the actual car and some small maintenance like an oil and oil filter change, air filter cleaning (cause they are extremely rare here), new spark plugs and some other bits and pieces.
I can't do any sort of repair on the oil pan myself as I have not taking any oil pan off in my life and I don't have the equipment like a hydraulic jack and stuff.
Also, I think the damage had been done by the previous owner. The car is kinda lowered, especially with the thin tires. I always go over the bumps sideways to avoid scraping anything and I have only scraped my exhaust tip before.
What should I do?
This is my first car and TBH a rather hard one to maintain, but I absolutely love it, even with the flaws.
Thanks <3
Today while I was under the car looking for a cat, I noticed that my oil pan has a pretty big dent in it and it looks shiny and wet. Touched it and yup, it's definitely oil.
Everywhere is covered in oil; from the oil filter to the chassis.
I cleaned it with some degreaser spray and wiped it down and then turned on the car to let it fully warm and hopefully find the leak. It warmed up and I didn't see any new fluids dripping or soaking stuff, even after revving up to 3k. So, I decided to take it out for a spin and put it under heavy load after fully warming up. Took it to 6.5k maybe 5-6 times and maybe once to 7k, shifting hard from 1st to second. Then I immediately drove it back into the garage while doing a rip right before getting into our alley. I parked it and popped the hood after turning it off and I could hear a sort of bubbling/boiling sound coming from the top hose that's connected to the thermostat housing. Touched that and it was definitely boiling inside. Then I turned it back on to recirculate the water and let the fan take care of the heat. In the meanwhile, I peeked underneath the car and saw the oil dripping maybe a drop every 10 seconds from around the front right side of the oil pan.
Now I am truely stuck. I can't take the car to work, and I have spent most of my money on the actual car and some small maintenance like an oil and oil filter change, air filter cleaning (cause they are extremely rare here), new spark plugs and some other bits and pieces.
I can't do any sort of repair on the oil pan myself as I have not taking any oil pan off in my life and I don't have the equipment like a hydraulic jack and stuff.
Also, I think the damage had been done by the previous owner. The car is kinda lowered, especially with the thin tires. I always go over the bumps sideways to avoid scraping anything and I have only scraped my exhaust tip before.
What should I do?
This is my first car and TBH a rather hard one to maintain, but I absolutely love it, even with the flaws.
Thanks <3
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