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03-12-2004, 05:48 PM
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| Engine Siezed??? A crazy thing happened to me today. I was driving my grandparents old car home from school. We just got it about one week ago. When I started it up I heard this clicking sound which varied with the speed of the engine. I assumed it probably needed some oil even though my dad checked it and said it was fine a few days previously. I began driving home (about 3 miles from the high school) and when I was less than a mile home my check oil light came on. I immediately began to pull over and while i was getting on the shoulder my tach hit 0 and the car was doing some serious engine braking. I immediately though that the engine had seized. My dad thinks this is not the case. In a frantic to figure out what to do I opened up the glove compartment and came across some information about an "emergency fuel pump shut off switch" which I guess comes on when there is a problem. I am not sure if this has activated or not, I have never heard of this contraption before today. The car is a 1990 Mercury Sable and is in good condition, but this switch seemed to be broken. I called my dad and he got a tow truck to come pick the car up. I was pretty pissed, because I have waited two years to get a car and now when I have access to one for a few days it dies. My dad said he thinks it is the alternator that needs to be replaced. I think he might be wrong, he said the idiodt lights in fords never work properly anyways. Any thoughts? Thanks
__________________ "If you've crashed a sports car worth $300,000 while getting blown by a Playmate, you've just about done everything...." ~Nikki Sixx       |
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03-16-2004, 01:29 PM
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| Update...The engine is blown...crappy ford...
__________________ "If you've crashed a sports car worth $300,000 while getting blown by a Playmate, you've just about done everything...." ~Nikki Sixx |
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03-16-2004, 03:01 PM
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| bummer, now you can get rid of it and get a european car...or drop in an SHO engine, those are okay too
__________________ 97 Guards Red Porsche 911 Targa (Backroads Burner) 84 Anthracite Gray Mercedes-Benz 500SEC 101k miles, $7500 |
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03-16-2004, 07:42 PM
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| Check the dipstick if you get a chance. I wonder where the oil level was really.
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03-17-2004, 05:34 AM
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| The oil level was full. My dad checked it and filled it up the day we got it. Apparently some bearing in the engine broke and caused it to sieze. I wish I was getting a European car, but I don't even think its likely another car is on its way for a few months.
__________________ "If you've crashed a sports car worth $300,000 while getting blown by a Playmate, you've just about done everything...." ~Nikki Sixx |
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03-17-2004, 09:14 AM
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| Put in a new 3.0L 6 (1999 or newer) in SVT contour (2.5L) heads. that thing will be a beast! Just look around on contour.org you'll find how to do it cheap.
__________________ I don't chase the sun, It chases me. rip 93 325is 95 M3 soon to be sold 05 Nissan sentra SER V-spec |
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03-17-2004, 03:44 PM
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| Quote:
__________________ "If you've crashed a sports car worth $300,000 while getting blown by a Playmate, you've just about done everything...." ~Nikki Sixx |
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03-17-2004, 05:37 PM
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| I thought you said you drive an F-150? |
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03-18-2004, 02:46 PM
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| Well...sorta, its my dads and he got this car for me to use when we both need one to drive.
__________________ "If you've crashed a sports car worth $300,000 while getting blown by a Playmate, you've just about done everything...." ~Nikki Sixx |
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