Is my engine ruined?
07-18-2013, 07:21 PM
#41
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Va
Posts: 820
40,000 miles since your last oil change?!?! Wow!!!
Lets see; based on a full synthetic oil change every 5,000 miles at aprox 79.99 per change. You saved about $640.
New engine $ 7300 OR MORE plus labor to install; your looking at over $ 12-13,000.
Remember the old Fram oil filter commercial? You can pay me now or pay me later.
Congrats you are a genius.
Lets see; based on a full synthetic oil change every 5,000 miles at aprox 79.99 per change. You saved about $640.
New engine $ 7300 OR MORE plus labor to install; your looking at over $ 12-13,000.
Remember the old Fram oil filter commercial? You can pay me now or pay me later.
Congrats you are a genius.
07-18-2013, 07:58 PM
#42
6th Gear Member
Since the OP's from Canada, we suspect it's 40,000 kilometers which equates to almost 25,000 miles. But he hasn't commented since his initial post so he's either too embarrassed or too busy trying to figure out other transportation.
07-18-2013, 08:13 PM
#43
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Eureka, Mo
Posts: 4,355
you would be surprised. once i was getting an alignment done and this woman walks in and says her car is making a funny noise. mechanic goes out and sits in it and listens to it. comes back in and looks up her info. "ma'am, when was the last time you had an oil change?" "the last time I came in here" "ma'am that was around a year ago. that is probably the problem with your engine".
I call BS on this whole thing.
07-18-2013, 08:59 PM
#44
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2,549
I was going to say Troll, but I see the OP joined in 2011. 25K miles on the oil, and never even pulled the dipstick to keep a eye on the level. Hello this is basic car maintenance 101. Start looking for a new engine.
07-18-2013, 09:46 PM
#49
6th Gear Member
I've put over 25k miles/year on my vehicles and that was just my work vehicle. We also put over 20k miles on the wifes/family sedan those same years so, yes, 25k miles in a year is very doable.
But not checking the oil in that time frame??? Total FAIL.
But not checking the oil in that time frame??? Total FAIL.
