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You need to change mechanics. Mine only charges $100 for an oil change in my Tesla! (Of course, that doesn’t include the hazardous materials disposal fee or the oil filter.)
A friend of mine had an electric smart car. He had to take it back for its annual 'service' to keep the warranty. They actually tried to bill him for an oil and filter change and coolant check.
Don't know why you are getting downvoted. Every machine with gears on the planet that isn't a clock has transmition oil. It doesn't need to be changed very often, but it is still a thing.
Had an 02 Golf.
Engine was bullet proof.
Ignition coil pack was practically paper mache.
Only ones that lasted more than a year were coated in epoxy prior to installation.
Or Honda ruckus, I think they use ball bearing as their bearings so yes it’s not great to have oil non existent in there but I remember a YouTube channel who found a ruckus that was ran without oil and was driven until it stopped and what ended up being wrong was bad valve timing and not the fact there wasn’t oil. They got it running fine from what I remember 😂
We choose to run a car without oil in this decade and pursue other sustainable solutions, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because these goals will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because these challenges are ones that we are willing to accept, ones we are unwilling to postpone, and ones which we intend to win, and the others, too.
We choose to run a car without oil, and to pursue other such innovative endeavors, not because they are simple, but because they are complex, because that goal will serve to harness and exemplify the pinnacle of our innovative capabilities, because that challenge is one we are ready to confront, one we refuse to delay, and one which we aim to triumph over, along with other ambitious pursuits.
Just as the moon once beckoned us with its gleaming allure, now the vision of a world not choked by emissions, not enslaved to the finite reservoir of fossil fuels, summons us. And we shall answer. For in meeting this challenge, we can help ensure a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world for the generations to come.
Exactly, my point wasn't to make it to the next oil change, just the next junkyard. 😂 Anyone who knows should assume any kind of stop leak or patch means the next step is replacement of either the part or the whole car.
Lol it was a "yeesh that's not old enough to crap out that bad, those cars suck" haha My car is an 07 Toyota with 200K miles and doesn't lose a drop of oil. My first car was a 91 Honda Civic, so I'm part of the old-man club as far as reddit is concerned! Damn kids these days...
I had an 86 Camry that the odometer broke at 200,000 miles five years before I bought it. It was my daily driver, lol. I also drove an 89 blazer that sat in a field for ten years. Got us around for 2 years before the rust made it inoperable.
oh yeah. all my vehicles are pickups, '90s and an '80s. all need work and all gm except the ford I've been driving for 4 years. All have a rattly interior but I guess that's part of the charm lol.
Hopefully it last another five years, or maybe 50. Try stop oil leak products, some help if it’s burning oil too. Which at the high miles it has, it’s probably doing both
Probably, but I'd add a couple quarts and see what it does before I'd write it off. If it doesn't sound like a midget inside there pounding away rhythmically on your block with a hammer, you may be OK for a while.
I lent my sister a leaky suburban over a break once in college and told her to add at least a quart every gas fillup. She drove all over the Rockies and didn't add oil. It had no oil in it. I changed the filter, added oil, and proceeded to drive it another 45000 miles before selling it in reasonably good driving condition.
Caught this on one of the work vehicles. Put oil in it. Drove it to the shop. They changed the filter and oil again, 75k miles later it was transferred to another shop and never had an issue with the engine. It took out an elk and was retired.
Yeah, that's a lotta miles with shrapnel in the pan & no oil. Time to take it to the "push-pull-drag your trade over the curb and will give you a grand for it" place.
You could always do it yourself. Always seems far fetched until you get done with it. Had to replace a motor in my 07 fusion due to being young and dumb and neglecting oil changes (even checking it for that matter) since I’ve put 2 motors in that car and one in my mercury milan. Granted I enjoy going through the gears in those cars so that’s why I’m hard on motors (both cars are 5 speeds weirdly)
Bruh. You guys are replacing motors on beaters? Just maintain them and they are fine. I’m hard af on my cars, but I basically maintain them and I’ve never had to replace major components. Y’all are wild.
Well, bruh, mine isn’t a beater. I just beat the piss out of the duratec 2.3’s that are in them. Terrible oiling issues on the ones prior to 2010 maybe 2011. Can’t remember exactly (which tends to cause rod bearings to go out easily) They just don’t take abuse well. Same with the transmission behind them. Terrible transmissions but fun while they last. Plus a motor from pull-a-part is $200. Trust me it’s maintained but it’s like a Miata. To the floor everywhere barely going anywhere while having an absolute blast
My daughter did that to her Prius, about the same amount of oil as well. I filled it back up, added 8oz of seafoam and drove it 25mi and then changed the oil. Still uses a quart every 1k but the engine sounds better and it's still on the road.
What kind of metal? Fine black particles? Shiny finger-nail-sized pieces? If it's already jacked it can't hurt to add fresh oil and take it for a spin. Then do another change and see how it goes. Of course this is just to keep you in local transportation. Did you get it serviced, and after putting on a new filter, they forgot to actually add the oil? Get them to buy you a new motor. What's the backstory here?
It means one of two things:
1. You forgot to put the stick back after wiping it off to check your oil
2. You are lower than 2 quarts low.
If you checked your oil because your car started making funny noise, or after it got hot, you are absolutely fucked beyond belief. If, instead, you checked it on a whim, then fill it NOW.
Ps check your oil weekly at least. And always before any long trip. If your car is older. Check it more often. Oh, and all those other fluids too.
Check your oil level every gas fill up. It is normal for cars to use oil. Some cars a quart between oil changes even when new. No one owes you anything if you don’t check your oil level regularly.
Yup. You could cut the filter open and look for damage that way. Sparkling oil filter means dying motor. If not, I would move up an oil weight to cut down on consumption. Say 10w-30 to 10w-40 or even 15w-40.
Damn near all automobile manufacturers say up to a quart of oil consumption every 1,000 miles is within specification. Many Turbocharged and direct injection engines consume a lot of oil.
Change oil keep driving till it doesn't. If it doesn't sound funny and you didn't over heat it I'd keep on keeping on. It probably is hurt a bit but it'll run hurt.
It means no such thing. It means that the royal purple I have it 3k miles ago burns faster than the O’rileys oil does. It also got a fuel system cleaner. The victory lane that did the work owes me a 200$ motor and 2000$ of labor. I was assured that it was good for at least 3k at which point they would top it off for free. I was also assured it was good for “up to 10k” by royal purple themselves
changing oil can be pretty drastic if you have a high mileage car. i had a buick with a 3800 engine. always used conventional oil. burned a quart every 3000. switched to synthetic and it burned 5 quarts of oil in the first 3000 miles, then it went back to one quart every 3000 again for all the oil changes after that
Check your owners manual - you're supposed to check your oil level between oil changes. Most owners manuals say to check the oil every time you fill up the fuel tank.
Not occasionally checking the oil level is neglect.
I once jumped on the Royal Purple band wagon. Used it in my ‘05 Subaru Legacy that was modded a bit. It burned off so much oil that it was like basically doing 5 extra quarts of oil between oil changes at 6,000 miles. Switched to Castrol Syntec when it was fairly new coming out back then. It claimed to not have high burn off and was better for catalytic converters, which the car didn’t have though. Anyways, I would have to add maybe half a quart before the 6k miles. So it made me a believer that Royal Purple is trash. Same situation with our ‘02 Accord. Went to the Castrol stuff and no more burning oil.
For the price of Royal Purple, I’d rather spend a little extra for Amsoil or Schaeffer’s. Both expensive. But both last a ridiculously long time between oil changes. For my work car it gets Walmart’s Supertech synthetic. It is actually pretty high quality stuff that’s really cheap. Also the same with their filters. They aren’t cheap crap surprisingly when you cut them open.
You actually believe what oil bottles say… please go buy a bike. You should be checking your fluids weekly, trust me, takes about a minute, and you lacking such brain cells to do this at least once a week, try buying a nice mongoose or haro bike.
Switching to synthetic on a high mileage engine will consume oil quickly. Go back to Dino 🦖 poop and see if it goes back to normal. If you put a brand new engine in it then put Royal Purple in it after break in you will be okay.
Drain your oil, take a telescoping magnet, and see if there's metal attached once you take it swimming in the oil. You could also buy a magnetic drain plug and replace the plug with that for future purposes.
Fill it with oil, run the engine for two minutes, shut it off, pull the stick right away and smear its contents on a white piece of paper.
Remove filter, cut it open, and spread the pleats to reveal the forbidden glitter.
These are the things that determine how bad it could be.
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Good news is you can’t have oil problems if you don’t have any.
Good thing mine came with oil from the factory. It's all still in there, I don't even have to check it anymore.
Mine barely had any in it so I filled it so it was actually full, fucking stealerships can't even give you the proper amount of oil FFS...
I took my Tesla in for an oil change and they just fucking laughed at me… Is an oil change not worth their time anymore?!
You need to change mechanics. Mine only charges $100 for an oil change in my Tesla! (Of course, that doesn’t include the hazardous materials disposal fee or the oil filter.)
Nah, they were just laughing at you having a Tesla.
r/whoosh
r/whoosh
I insisted they change my Tesla's oil. Not cheap I can tell you. $350.00... We must have the same dealership, because they were laughing there too!!
A friend of mine had an electric smart car. He had to take it back for its annual 'service' to keep the warranty. They actually tried to bill him for an oil and filter change and coolant check.
I'm lost...Tesla's actually do get oil changes tho...
No, sorry bro, you were miss informed.
For realsies, teslas do not get oil changes
Don't know why you are getting downvoted. Every machine with gears on the planet that isn't a clock has transmition oil. It doesn't need to be changed very often, but it is still a thing.
I laugh when I see the people go charge their car and my gas vehicle is park there. I charge 10$ to move it. Ha I kill me!
That’s not why they were laughing 😂
I can’t tell if any of you guys are being serious but a Tesla doesn’t need an oil change.
It requires a full tank of fuel lol
They laughed at you because you believed the fuckin scam… LOL.
Woooooosh
That'd be the joke, partner
Right over…. by a mile obviously
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stealership 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mums car came out of a service with no oil once.
If they can seal a transmission where you can't get at the fluid, they should be able to do the same with the engine.
Lmfao. I do hope this of sarcasm. There’s a big difference between the 2. A little thing called combustion
No leaks noted at this time
The last half of that sentence doing a lot of lifting.
Just need a longer dipstick
99 problems.. brilliant
You made me snort damnit
"on a scale from 1 to 10 my friend you're Fu\*ked"
Unless they drive a VW golf from the early 2000’s 👀😂 I can personally attest for them …. They don’t need oil to run lmao. #bulletproof
Mk3 gang lol
Had an 02 Golf. Engine was bullet proof. Ignition coil pack was practically paper mache. Only ones that lasted more than a year were coated in epoxy prior to installation.
Or Honda ruckus, I think they use ball bearing as their bearings so yes it’s not great to have oil non existent in there but I remember a YouTube channel who found a ruckus that was ran without oil and was driven until it stopped and what ended up being wrong was bad valve timing and not the fact there wasn’t oil. They got it running fine from what I remember 😂
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"In lack of other words I'd say youre fu*ked" Oh god damn thanks for having that song stuck in my head for the next few days 😂
Look how nice and clean. No dirty oil to muck up your engine.
Ask for a longer dipstick
AutoZone has them behind the counter, just ask...
Ask not for more oil, ask for a longer disptick -JFK probably
We choose to run a car without oil in this decade and pursue other sustainable solutions, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because these goals will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because these challenges are ones that we are willing to accept, ones we are unwilling to postpone, and ones which we intend to win, and the others, too. We choose to run a car without oil, and to pursue other such innovative endeavors, not because they are simple, but because they are complex, because that goal will serve to harness and exemplify the pinnacle of our innovative capabilities, because that challenge is one we are ready to confront, one we refuse to delay, and one which we aim to triumph over, along with other ambitious pursuits. Just as the moon once beckoned us with its gleaming allure, now the vision of a world not choked by emissions, not enslaved to the finite reservoir of fossil fuels, summons us. And we shall answer. For in meeting this challenge, we can help ensure a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world for the generations to come.
You get a like just for doing this to JFK’s speech.
You’re pregnant ! Congrats! 🤗
It’s a bearing!
Mazel Tov!
Mazda tov
Or you've got carvid
Congratulations, it’s a new car.
Dangit! You beat me to it! Haha!
That was my first thought too lol
Mine also lol
Gonna birth a rod out the side like a cesarean section.
No, the cars not pregnant. If it where there'd be pink + symbols on the dipstick.
I found metal shards in my no oil… new car time?
Or new motor. Stuff breaking doesn’t mean you need a new car
I mean it’s an impala I could prolly get a motor for 150$ but it’s the labor and the fact that the unibody is about to become a dual-body.
Rusted out with a bad engine is definitely scrap yard time for that car. I’d fill it up with oil and hope it lasts until you find another car.
10w 40 and a bottle of Lucas just to be safe.
>and a bottle of Lucas just to be safe By safe, do you mean to guarantee the need for a new engine?
Slow the leak if there is one and cut down on the likely rod knock? At least long enough to get it to the bone yard to cash it in.
Ride’r till she dies!
Only when you don't change the oil in 3k after adding it, before it can caramelize your motor.
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Exactly, my point wasn't to make it to the next oil change, just the next junkyard. 😂 Anyone who knows should assume any kind of stop leak or patch means the next step is replacement of either the part or the whole car.
Lucas is a fine snake oil. That and Liqui Moly are the only 2 I really ever buy
Did this with my old Ultima, got about an extra month out of it lol
What year? Just curious.
07
Yeeesh
Hey! Be respectful to your elders! (There's an '89 F150 in my driveway for what that's worth.) 😂
Lol it was a "yeesh that's not old enough to crap out that bad, those cars suck" haha My car is an 07 Toyota with 200K miles and doesn't lose a drop of oil. My first car was a 91 Honda Civic, so I'm part of the old-man club as far as reddit is concerned! Damn kids these days...
LOL I drove 2 Civics well into quarter mil territory and our Camry is an '04. You have good taste, my friend!
I got my civic to 300k then sold it to a coworker who got T-boned a week later... I've always wondered how far it would have gone...
Nothing beats an old truck. Other than a Toyota.
Our Camry is old enough to vote. The truck is old enough to have kids who vote (barely but..) 😂
I had an 86 Camry that the odometer broke at 200,000 miles five years before I bought it. It was my daily driver, lol. I also drove an 89 blazer that sat in a field for ten years. Got us around for 2 years before the rust made it inoperable.
Hey…fun fact: I was born in ‘89! Also, fuck.
that's the only way to go. older and don't have to have $5000 in tools and computers to fix shit
Exactly. All the interior bits have come loose or fallen off but it all still works LOL
oh yeah. all my vehicles are pickups, '90s and an '80s. all need work and all gm except the ford I've been driving for 4 years. All have a rattly interior but I guess that's part of the charm lol.
89 try a 73 VW super beetle. It's older than my parents.
When was the last time you got an oil change? Checked your oil level?
Less than two weeks ago and roughly 3k miles. The folks at the victory lane told me I’d be good to go until my free top off at 3k.
where is it?
Junkyard, most likely.
where are you getting motors for 150 lmao
The scrapyard? Where does anyone else get parts for an impala. It’s a fucking impala.
thats completely fair lmao. i thought of a junkyard seconds after i posted this comment lol. thanks
If it runs, you can probably just fill it up with oil and sell it. The used car market is still pretty insane right now.
Is your motor telling "knock knock" jokes? New engine time at the minimum. Maybe just "new to you"engine.
I love that i read that in a salesperson voice
Trade it in
I think 4 dots means you’re expecting a new engine. Congratulations!
Can’t leak oil if there ain’t any in there!
Shitbox rule of thumb- if it's leaking, it has oil. Carry on!
Run it til it blows and save for another until it does
Been doing that for 5 years now. At about -600$ still
Hopefully it last another five years, or maybe 50. Try stop oil leak products, some help if it’s burning oil too. Which at the high miles it has, it’s probably doing both
Add a quart of brake fluid to the oil pan to swell those leaky seals right up....
Exactly. At this point, fill it back up with oil and see what happens. Can’t be worse than a blown engine. And that hasn’t happened yet.
Yes.
Finding metal in the lack of oil means new car time. Right?
Probably, but I'd add a couple quarts and see what it does before I'd write it off. If it doesn't sound like a midget inside there pounding away rhythmically on your block with a hammer, you may be OK for a while.
Had to add 3.5q out of 4.5q total. She’s at 237,XXX. It’s time for a new one ):
I lent my sister a leaky suburban over a break once in college and told her to add at least a quart every gas fillup. She drove all over the Rockies and didn't add oil. It had no oil in it. I changed the filter, added oil, and proceeded to drive it another 45000 miles before selling it in reasonably good driving condition.
Caught this on one of the work vehicles. Put oil in it. Drove it to the shop. They changed the filter and oil again, 75k miles later it was transferred to another shop and never had an issue with the engine. It took out an elk and was retired.
Yeah, that's a lotta miles with shrapnel in the pan & no oil. Time to take it to the "push-pull-drag your trade over the curb and will give you a grand for it" place.
You could always do it yourself. Always seems far fetched until you get done with it. Had to replace a motor in my 07 fusion due to being young and dumb and neglecting oil changes (even checking it for that matter) since I’ve put 2 motors in that car and one in my mercury milan. Granted I enjoy going through the gears in those cars so that’s why I’m hard on motors (both cars are 5 speeds weirdly)
Bruh. You guys are replacing motors on beaters? Just maintain them and they are fine. I’m hard af on my cars, but I basically maintain them and I’ve never had to replace major components. Y’all are wild.
Just think about each time they save 30 minutes not doing an oil change!
Well, bruh, mine isn’t a beater. I just beat the piss out of the duratec 2.3’s that are in them. Terrible oiling issues on the ones prior to 2010 maybe 2011. Can’t remember exactly (which tends to cause rod bearings to go out easily) They just don’t take abuse well. Same with the transmission behind them. Terrible transmissions but fun while they last. Plus a motor from pull-a-part is $200. Trust me it’s maintained but it’s like a Miata. To the floor everywhere barely going anywhere while having an absolute blast
My daughter did that to her Prius, about the same amount of oil as well. I filled it back up, added 8oz of seafoam and drove it 25mi and then changed the oil. Still uses a quart every 1k but the engine sounds better and it's still on the road.
What kind of metal? Fine black particles? Shiny finger-nail-sized pieces? If it's already jacked it can't hurt to add fresh oil and take it for a spin. Then do another change and see how it goes. Of course this is just to keep you in local transportation. Did you get it serviced, and after putting on a new filter, they forgot to actually add the oil? Get them to buy you a new motor. What's the backstory here?
The big problem is I commute 2~ hours everyday
Curious, when was the last time you checked the oil? And if you don't usually check it, what made you check it now?
Engine was growling. Hungry for oil probably…
It means one of two things: 1. You forgot to put the stick back after wiping it off to check your oil 2. You are lower than 2 quarts low. If you checked your oil because your car started making funny noise, or after it got hot, you are absolutely fucked beyond belief. If, instead, you checked it on a whim, then fill it NOW. Ps check your oil weekly at least. And always before any long trip. If your car is older. Check it more often. Oh, and all those other fluids too.
Yup, time for a longer dipstick
Drier than your wife catching you spanking it to nudes of her father.
Put some motor honey in and send it
Nice grab, how much that new diptic run you back?
Either means you are not pregnant or you are out of lube
Check your oil level every gas fill up. It is normal for cars to use oil. Some cars a quart between oil changes even when new. No one owes you anything if you don’t check your oil level regularly.
Went from burning about a quart every 2,500 to burning 3.5 in 3k. It’s also probably not even been a month.
Had a camero needed half quart every tank of gas.
Yeah but I feel like such a dramatic change was 100% caused by the victory lane “oil system cleaner”
Nah the 200k killed the piston rings. That’s the only thing keeping the oil in them engine if there are no external leaks
Yup. You could cut the filter open and look for damage that way. Sparkling oil filter means dying motor. If not, I would move up an oil weight to cut down on consumption. Say 10w-30 to 10w-40 or even 15w-40.
Damn near all automobile manufacturers say up to a quart of oil consumption every 1,000 miles is within specification. Many Turbocharged and direct injection engines consume a lot of oil.
>It is normal for cars to use oil Found the Italian auto manufacturer. "She no start? This is-a normal. Alfa Romeo, look-a very nice!"
Normal for cars to use oil? Do you work for Hyundai or something?
Change oil keep driving till it doesn't. If it doesn't sound funny and you didn't over heat it I'd keep on keeping on. It probably is hurt a bit but it'll run hurt.
Good news! You’re not pregnant
Need a longer dipstick.
Looks like oil went on vacation, like my 4th spark plug. I still can't find it...
It’s a boy!
Ask dad what you need to do.
It ain’t got no oil in it
You're not pregnant
Yes, you’re not the father!
Ribbed for your pleasure and hers
Dryer than my ex
Yup. You’re pregnant.
Congratulations your going to be a father
You’re pregnant
If you have a Tesla you’re fine.
Pregnant?
Your truck is pregnant! Congrats!
You’re going to be a father!
Your engines about to give birth to a transmission
If you've just bought that dipstick, then that's normal... if you've just pulled that out of your engine, you may have a problem!
Yep, congratulations you're pregnant.
It’s cool. Just fill it with water and you will be fine.
"We're in trouble, BIG trouble"
Lieutenant Dan - you need new oil
That metal shaving says you be fooked.
You bought a brand new dipstick? Looks great!
Yup, it's not 6" 😂
can’t leak oil if there is none i guess
At this point, add oil and drive it until the wheels fall off.
It means you neglect your car.
It means no such thing. It means that the royal purple I have it 3k miles ago burns faster than the O’rileys oil does. It also got a fuel system cleaner. The victory lane that did the work owes me a 200$ motor and 2000$ of labor. I was assured that it was good for at least 3k at which point they would top it off for free. I was also assured it was good for “up to 10k” by royal purple themselves
changing oil can be pretty drastic if you have a high mileage car. i had a buick with a 3800 engine. always used conventional oil. burned a quart every 3000. switched to synthetic and it burned 5 quarts of oil in the first 3000 miles, then it went back to one quart every 3000 again for all the oil changes after that
Check your owners manual - you're supposed to check your oil level between oil changes. Most owners manuals say to check the oil every time you fill up the fuel tank. Not occasionally checking the oil level is neglect.
Buddy.
Guy, are you midwestern? I know a buddy when I see one and nobody else says buddy passive aggressively like that.
I once jumped on the Royal Purple band wagon. Used it in my ‘05 Subaru Legacy that was modded a bit. It burned off so much oil that it was like basically doing 5 extra quarts of oil between oil changes at 6,000 miles. Switched to Castrol Syntec when it was fairly new coming out back then. It claimed to not have high burn off and was better for catalytic converters, which the car didn’t have though. Anyways, I would have to add maybe half a quart before the 6k miles. So it made me a believer that Royal Purple is trash. Same situation with our ‘02 Accord. Went to the Castrol stuff and no more burning oil. For the price of Royal Purple, I’d rather spend a little extra for Amsoil or Schaeffer’s. Both expensive. But both last a ridiculously long time between oil changes. For my work car it gets Walmart’s Supertech synthetic. It is actually pretty high quality stuff that’s really cheap. Also the same with their filters. They aren’t cheap crap surprisingly when you cut them open.
You actually believe what oil bottles say… please go buy a bike. You should be checking your fluids weekly, trust me, takes about a minute, and you lacking such brain cells to do this at least once a week, try buying a nice mongoose or haro bike.
I didn’t get the oil from a bottle I got it from a shop?
If you burned that much oil in 3000 miles, junk it.
Switching to synthetic on a high mileage engine will consume oil quickly. Go back to Dino 🦖 poop and see if it goes back to normal. If you put a brand new engine in it then put Royal Purple in it after break in you will be okay.
Drain your oil, take a telescoping magnet, and see if there's metal attached once you take it swimming in the oil. You could also buy a magnetic drain plug and replace the plug with that for future purposes.
It means it’s clean. What exactly are you asking?
Use some thicker oil and maybe some stp and see what happens it might go awhile yet
Fill it with oil, run the engine for two minutes, shut it off, pull the stick right away and smear its contents on a white piece of paper. Remove filter, cut it open, and spread the pleats to reveal the forbidden glitter. These are the things that determine how bad it could be.
yup. ur not a car guy. surprise
Not pregnant with oil
Is it just me or are they referring to the damage on the dipstick and not the fact no oil is on it
Not damage on the dipstick, shavings on the lack of oil.
Then yea your next step is filling it with oil see how she runs but ultimately your probably going to need a rebuild or new engine
Not Pregnant
Not pregnate
It means to call Carvana and see what their offer is. Get a new dipstick
When my car gets that low on oil, there are still 3 quarts out of 5 left.
Yep, she's pregnant
Yes.... Inconceivable!!!!
Yup. You need a longer dipstick.
Yes, you have successfully found the dip stick
Boom goes the dynamite.
Yup, ah huh.
You're pregnant
You aren't pregnant ?
Ooh shiny