URGENT! Corsa C 2002 Oil Problem

[Aimee-Lee]

@Deckz rang mechanic, he won't be able to see it until after Christmas :/ @ace275 is basically my main mechanic but Dave doesn't know what it could be

 

[m00k]

Just because it doesn't look wet doesn't mean it's not leaking though you would it up on ramp to proper check in round sump etc

Too little oil will wreck ur engine and it could seize even on the shortest of journeys

Level should be strictly between min and max marks on the dipstick too much or too little is bad

You need the oil to lubricate... If there's no lube metal on metal is gonna be very costly

 

[colin84]

@colin84 yeh ! The little ridge bits near the bottom of the dipstick

Well as said above try putting some in while the engine is cold and give it a minute before you check it. Just keep adding untill you get close to the max mark. You would need to do a regular check on it after that. Make sure you get the right oil to.

 

[fabiostar]

the oil smell before you topped up is your engine screeming for oil before it over heats and sh1ts all over the road

 

[m00k]

Oh and make sure ur car is level on s flat road or dipstick won't give a true reading

 

[johna3]

Oil sensors are prone to leaking on them so check this too.

 

[Aimee-Lee]

Addef 2L of oil, about 3/4 of the way up the dipstick. Put 15w40 into it. Now there is rainbows on the road but they dont appear to be coming from my car... or anywhere for that matter. Now im in the car, fans on and there's no lights on (but they didnt pop up until I was driving anyway) and I cant smell oil.... next phase, get cardboard tonight and check for an oil leak? Safe to drive today?

 

[Aimee-Lee]

Head gasket?

 

[Coog]

I wouldn't drive that anywhere. That needs towing to a mechanic asap.

 

[stevieturbo]

Unlikely to be head gasket causing that, something is flying out of it !

I think that bike idea isnt bad, if you write to Santa quickly, you might just get him in time for a new bike.

It may be a relatively minor leak, or it could develop into something very costly if you continue driving...your gamble.

 

[Wild Thing]

park it or you will end up scrapping it, start ringing a few breakers tomorrow for the price of a second hand engine. Hate to be brutal but its a 2002 corsa if the engines gone you would be safer buying another car.

 

[Aimee-Lee]

@stevieturbo reckon its an oil leak? Theres no gack on the engine anywhere like there was when my fiat exploded :/! Are leaks cheap to fix?

@Wild Thing if its only a leak would it still be better to get a new car?

 

[Wild Thing]

if its a leak fix it for sure.

 

[ace275]

I've already advised her not to drive it until we see where it's leaking from, but she still insists to go to halfords in it.

Seriously aimee, if in doubt with oil, Don't mess around, it's the blood of your engine.

I'll have a look this afternoon

 

[Aimee-Lee]

Nah im not gonna drive to halfords xD! I didnt even drive it today! I drove it 2 metres forward to see under the car and thats what I seen! So I reversed it 2 metres and now its sitting there

 

[m00k]

I'm scared to ask... But what does the coolant look like if you take cap off the reservoir

 

[ace275]

It's a bit milky, has been a good while. Joys of cheap cars!

 

[Aimee-Lee]

If I take the cap off theres a 99.9% it looks empty -_-! In the rare case of the 0.1% there's something in it... its bright pink cause thats rhe one I buy from Halfords xD! @m00k

 

[m00k]

Summat sounds horribly wrong then if it's using oil and water and mixing it somewhere to give that milky stuff dumped all over the road...


Drive no more!!!!

 

[Aimee-Lee]

The coolant always drained after the engine coughed one day and Dave took a gasket off to wipe it down and the coolant went all over the road. Then after that the coolant drains straight away .___.! The oil is a super recent problem.... who fancies giving me a new car? @m00k

 

[m00k]

Drop a 2litre turbo in

 

[garyhoker]

two problems then looseing water and oil leak..........what gasket did he wipe .... could be small oil seal on crankshaft...oil pressure switch ....water leak gee take your pick .....oil light on lack off oil ....or pick up pipe in sump blocked common problem on vauxhalls ......where in belfast ???? im bored today

 

[Steve C]

There seems to be little point in @Aimee-Lee trying to diagnose this. Stop driving it and leave it with the mechanic.

 

[Aimee-Lee]

two problems then looseing water and oil leak..........what gasket did he wipe .... could be small oil seal on crankshaft...oil pressure switch ....water leak gee take your pick .....oil light on lack off oil ....or pick up pipe in sump blocked common problem on vauxhalls ......where in belfast ???? im bored today

Donegal road? @ace275 is coming down at 3.45pm to have a look and im heading to my friends at 4pm (theyre pickin me up haha)! It was a EGC gasket or something? Something to do with my air filter? It was a weird shape and was really thin? I dunno

Yeh I agree with @Steve C , its obvious I have no idea what anything is !

 

[garyhoker]

spot on then hope you get engine sorted...........