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How much would it cost to repair an engine leak?

  • 11-04-2010 03:56PM
    #1
    Cheat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    My car has used 5 litres of oil in 24 hours
    I was away from home and i ahd to keep refilling it to get home
    The last time i put oil in i drove for 3 minutes and the oil light came on again
    Im pretty sure i have a very bad oil leak
    Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to fix roughly?


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  • #2
    dirtydiesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭dirtydiesel


    Is it possible you might of driven over something and cracked the oil sump?
    There is something serious wrong, not possible for anyone to give you rough idea of cost until you know where oil is leakinf from.
    Was it serviced recently, could the sump plug be loose.


  • #3
    Cheat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Cheat


    Was last serviced in november
    But havent been driving it much
    When i got out of the car the oil tank was boiling hot and i had to take my hand away to stop it getting burnt.


  • #4
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    Cheat wrote: »
    Was last serviced in november
    But havent been driving it much
    When i got out of the car the oil tank was boiling hot and i had to take my hand away to stop it getting burnt.

    its suposed to be that hot! have you checked the dip stick? is there any oil visible under the car? Is your coolant level mysteriously rising?

    sh1t they're right it looks like you have been putting oil into the cooling system / radiator. no wonder the oil light is still coming on


  • #5
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    Oil tank :confused: Perhaps that's the radiator, surely you haven't been filling the radiator with oil ? :eek:?


  • #6
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Oil tank? There's no oil tank in a modern car. You just pour it straight into the engine. And BTW, if your car is leaking that much oil you'd see it on the ground. More likely that it's being burned.

    And I think you've just filled your radiator with engine oil.


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  • #7
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    oh good god..
    just posting here to be early in what may be an epic thread :P


  • #8
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,812 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Turn off the car & call someone who knows for sure where the oil & water goes.
    What kind of car is it?


  • #9
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    mickdw wrote: »
    What kind of car is it?

    a very sick one now by the sounds of it:eek:


  • #10
    Muckie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    Thats mental, if the oil was poured into the raditor,
    Hope the OP didnt make such a big mistake.
    Never come across this before, once knew a man who kept
    filling he's engine with oil till in the engine was full.
    That was one messy engine clean up job.


  • #11
    chris85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭chris85


    Muckie wrote: »
    Thats mental, if the oil was poured into the raditor,
    Hope the OP didnt make such a big mistake.
    Never come across this before, once knew a man who keep
    filling he's engine with oil till in the engine was full.
    That was one messy engine clean up job.

    ha brilliant.


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  • #12
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    chris85 wrote: »
    ha brilliant.


    This fella must be related to the fella with the beemer that was overheating last week. Better than brendan grace anyday:D:D


  • #13
    chris85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭chris85


    SARASON wrote: »
    This fella must be related to the fella with the beemer that was overheating last week. Better than brendan grace anyday:D:D

    what happened with the overheating beemer?


  • #14
    Muckie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    He popped he's bonnet up, to let some cold air in as he
    was driving down the road,
    Bonnet lifted.........smashed window and fecked up bonnet.
    Ouch on the pocket. No more overheating worries for a while though.
    Motoring is just full of adventures!


  • #15
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    chris85 wrote: »
    what happened with the overheating beemer?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055816628


  • #16
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    SARASON wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055816628

    some people should have their bonnets pad locked and never be allowed to open them .. or better still, buy a bike:pac:


  • #17
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    I'd actually LOL if the OP put oil in the rad! Even my own mother knows not to do that! :D


  • #18
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    Max_Damage wrote: »
    I'd actually LOL if the OP put oil in the rad! Even my own mother knows not to do that! :D

    LOL ive heard of it happening (ex of a friend).. my mother put windscreen washer into the rad before but to be fair to her she knew it was the rad but got the drum mixed up with anti-freeze .. and it was only September lol :eek:


  • #19
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Whats the opening bets that the OP will not be back to this thread:rolleyes:


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