08-17-2008, 05:44 AM | #1 |
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Location: Elgin, IL
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Back to school...
So its once again time to return to college aget a 4 month summer....so i pakced up all my stuff including all of my room, new tv, and all my tools and some stuff other stuff, too bad i forgot to snap a pic. I was drivin down and about 2 hrs in the engine seemed to be loosin power, it wouldnt be able to stay in overdrive goin 65...so i get to a gas station and stop, pop the hood, and its knocking like no other, the temps irregularly high, and most of the rad fluid is gone. So i check the oil first, turns out theres not even enough in it to hit the dipstick. So i go in, byuy two quarts, throw it in, and still its not hitting the dipstick, throw in another, and finally it gets to the add 1 qt line, so i proceed to add another to bring it to full. If i remember correctly, these take 5 -6 qts on an oil change, so i was runnin about 1 - 2 qts instead of 5 or 6 for god knows how long. So lesson learned here, always change ur oil at around 3000 miles, and always check the level b4 long trips...
Sry for the length, just my rant...saying farewell to summer... BRAD
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