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Maintenance & Repair Engine Oil - A slippery subject Part 2
3505 messages, Last post on Mar 18, 2009 at 7:13 PM
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Replying to: paulco (Apr 25, 2008 9:24 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 25, 2008 10:02 am) More information: after changing the oil, I checked and re-checked the oil level. While doing that, I cracked and broke a part of the dipstick tube, which is plastic. We got that replaced the next day at the VW dealership. While at VW dealership, we also asked them to check on why "check engine" light was always lit. They did check on that and fixed it so it was no longer on all the time. Then, next day after leaving, engine became very sluggish all at once. Because of this sudden onset, I'm thinking it wasn't just a coincidence of long-time neglect. Your thoughts?
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Replying to: paulco (Apr 25, 2008 11:44 am)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 25, 2008 11:51 am) I emphasize that engine was very sluggish, but not knocking. Spun bearing? In any case, it's at the garage and will have a diagnosis soon.
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Replying to: paulco (Apr 25, 2008 1:11 pm) |
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| while changing channels with the tv remote - is it really a guy thing like comedians say - caught an ion life show. Oil - castrol - bmw race cars, not attacking bob's guru - but the bmw team member comment was, paraphrasing, thin oil has shown to produce 5hp or more, but wouldn't want that in a personal car and try to do 100k kilometers, not good for the bearings. | |
I about went crazy trying to locate the oil filter on our brand new 2009 Vibe AWD. Eventually, I jacked it up, set jack stand in place, and crawled under. I quickly saw that one front corner of the oil pan was "pushed in" and the oil filter occupied that corner, sitting there where I would usually expect to see just another regular angular corner in the pan! And this Toyota engine uses 5W-20, as so many new cars do. Yet, the manual says it holds only 4.5 quarts, rather than the 5 or 6 quarts that I would expect in a 2.4 liter engine using such light oil. I do not expect that to be a problem. Next I must determine what after market filter will fit it. Anyone already got the answer?
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Replying to: wtd44 (May 07, 2008 4:49 pm)
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Replying to: texases (May 07, 2008 6:26 pm) He-he, playing Devil's Advocate here; every BMW sold in the States for at least the last ten years has taken seven or more quarts of oil, including their 2.5 liter models. That said, 4.5 quarts sounds about right for the Toyota engine. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (May 07, 2008 6:34 pm)
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