shadohconspiracy

ok so i know that my car leaks oil, but i just never took it too seriously. and today i went and check the dipstick, the oil level wasnt even over the minimum dot. and i don't even know how long its been like that. ive notice recently that my gas mileage seems to be worse. anyone know what other consequences might come ahead? thanks.

doood

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do you know what spun bearings are? you probably will in the near future.

jhammond_82

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did you add oil to it?

Throwdown

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oil pump going out, fried rings,bearings that kind of stuff but if you haven't been running to long on low oil you will probably be fine...hondas are strong

schardbody

if the oil pressure light in your cluster is WORKING and never came on you dont have A THING to worry about.

oil pressure is the only concern, so if the light didnt come on the pressure was never low enough to cause a problem.

97Ej6mike

If you dont have enouhg oil, you can potentially harm your motor's internals. Bearings are a big culprit.

shadohconspiracy

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oil pressure is the only concern, so if the light didnt come on the pressure was never low enough to cause a problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok, thank you. i feel relieved now. but ya i did go out and get more oil and now oil level is back to normal. i will be checking the level more often from now on. Thanks.

honda2ks

doood

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that looks like a valve dropped into it not from low oil

nicks-eg6

hole in your engine block much??

hgem1si

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ok, thank you. i feel relieved now. but ya i did go out and get more oil and now oil level is back to normal. i will be checking the level more often from now on. Thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why don't you try to fix your leak? lol

Schister66

I was nearly a quart low and didnt notice it...then i spun a bearing. Fill the oil up and keep it that way. Just make a habit out of checking it regularly or you'll end up like me


...but now i have a good reason to rebuild for more power

oneludesol

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by schardbody &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if the oil pressure light in your cluster is WORKING and never came on you dont have A THING to worry about.

oil pressure is the only concern, so if the light didnt come on the pressure was never low enough to cause a problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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shadohconspiracy

well i will replace the oil pan the next time an oil change is due. but as of now i just went out and got some 10w30 and poured some back in.

what is the best route to go upon changing an oil pan? do it myself? let a shop do it? where to get one? thanks

1krebs1

you dont need an oil pan do you is it leaking from the gasket or pan itself. do it yourself its easy

95jdmcivic

I just replaced my oil pan today, real easy job, remove the header, drain the oil, unbolt the oil pan bolts and nuts, put new gasket on oil pan, reinstall, replace header, done, took about 1 hour.

shadohconspiracy

well the drain plug threads are stripped and i am already running an oversized plug. and its still leaking quit a bit.

isnt there a certain sequence you gotta follow when you tighten the nuts for the oil pan?

oovvutt

I had the same problem, but it leaked real slow... I just put the plug back in with somesilicone, and wooala problem solved.... for now

leroyb

when u hear a knocking noise just down shift but make sure your on the freeway it should take care of that low oil problem lol

ironcheftony

this is what happens!!!

before and during
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8tF95lEu6hk

after
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sg9Da4MNLP0

leroyb

after
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sg9Da4MNLP0[/QUOTE]

haha yea this noise

speed_n_blood

its pretty easy to change your oil pan just takes a little while if you dont have air tools

schardbody

low oil DOES NOT harm a motor.

LOW OIL PRESSURE DOES. if its not low enough to allow the pump to pick up air instead of oil then the pressure wont drop, and if the pressure never drops nothing will be damaged in the SLIGHTEST from lack of oil.

only when oil pressure drops is there a problem.

that picture of the piston up there has NOTHING to do with oil. thats catastrophic failure due to the piston and valves meeting. you can CLEARLY see the indentions in the dome, no scoring on the piston skirt and no damage to the ringlands, that is not oil related.

illusive

Below the dot means usually a quart low or more....hondas can run a quart, quart and a half low for a while with out having a major issues. I would suggest to keep an eye on it every few weeks...never good to run a motor low on oil. Older tired motors will burn and leak oil its normal. For fuel econ I would get a shop to run a motor vac, and do a full tune up, fuel filter, plugs, plug wires ect....

NIGHTRIDER27

never relay on the oil light i believe that come on at around 7 PSI which by then the damage has been done and your looking at some major repairs