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Hey guys. Recently my cars had a big oil leak and whats happened is the overall life of my DC5 has been reduced. In about another 50,000km the engine life will end. Out of query i was wondering if it is worth replacing a new engine or will getting an engine rebuild do the job?
wow....
where are you getting your information from... do you know what is causing the leak? how many kms on it?
Are you a mechanic?
Have you done a compression test?
What makes you think it will fail in 50k kms?
Rebuild the engine should be good enough
but b4 you do that
reply to Zilli's post
Right on,Quote:
Originally Posted by Zilli
thats crazy talk...
I highly doubt your engine is going to fail in 50,000km lol...Quote:
Originally Posted by Red
that's a bold statement. he has approximately 50k km to:Quote:
Originally Posted by WATAJK
run into a tree
install a cai and suck up a pond
run into another car
run the car off a cliff
get caught in a flood
see, think before you speak
:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
if you can estimate how long your engine has before it blows id think you would know enough to make a decision if its worth rebuilding or changing engines.... lol
how many k's on the engine ??
worry about fixing the oil leak first !!
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by pure_na
****ing smat ass c*nt lol...
Just cos it has an oil leak doesn't mean the engine is finished lol
dw it's a honda, you have at least 200,000km left.
on a more serious note, reply to the first response..
My Cars Done 119,000km's. The mechanic at Honda had a look at it. said there was some problems with one of the piping in my oil tank. Had that fixed but they also told me that due the the car running on low/no oil, its done some long term damages. He gave it about 60,000kms left in its life. My mates a mechanic and hes also given me at tops about 100,000km left tops.
what exactly are the damages done mate?
do you know the details?
The average distance a car travels in Australia is 12-14k km a year... if not less.
Going by that, you have about 3-4 years left with that engine... what is the problem?
But like Zilli... more info... what damage is done?
im guessing that the oil leak caused the engine to lose some oil
and he didnt notice it which means drove it around with hardly any oil.
Now worried that the engine is damage and the life is reduced
best advice, if its not making a knocking sound, put it up for sale and be done with it!
None short term damages atm so im not 100% sure ive just been given that approximation by the mechanics. Maybe it may even last longer.
Ive been on holidays so the cars been left with hte missus if u were wondering >.< so yah. She said she hadnt noticed any oil leaks.
OK cool... well i'd be weary about spending a whole lot of money replacing or rebuilding your engine unless you are 100% certain on exactly what is damaged. If you car isnt blowing smoke, running erratically or exhibiting anything unusual to the oil leak problem you describe then i would even spend time thinking about how to fix a problem, because it appears you dont have one my friend!
enjoy driving your car and ensure you keep the maintenance up and you will be fine
just keep it for another couple of years then sell it to a p plater
problem solved ;)
Maybe you can be more specific with "the average car"...Quote:
Originally Posted by 45SET
The average daily driver actually travels about 25-30k kms in a year :)
Really... has it gone up that much...Quote:
Originally Posted by dc2r
FARK...
Yeah i average about 25K i thought it was like 20K 3 years ago.
13K seems really low. unless ur like deano and dont drive ur car that much and keep it in immaculate condition.
FARK!!!
I average 10k a year... and i thought that was just below average!!
bigger city, longer distance to travel! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 45SET
This one...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zilli
If it ain't broke, dont fix it.
Keep an eye on the oil level at the dipstick, listen out for any pinging or rattling noises from the engine.
What did you take it to the mechanics for originally???
Must have been something for the mech to have the sump off to be looking at the oil pickup (thats what you described before).
My g/f sister brought her car to me because she said it was "loud in her engine".
It was her tappets starving of oil as no oil was getting up there.
It appeared to be the first oil change in an extremely loooong time, it was sludge, not oil. Less than 1lt came out. This is on a hyundai, 2 years ago, new filter and some oil and that thing's still running.
Keep it maintaned and i think it will be fine without knowing the full story.
To the people saying to sell broken cars to others in an attempt to rip people off :thumbdwn::thumbdwn:
^^^ agree with above. spot on mate. :)
hondas tend to live a long life and thats with the abuse they get.
+1 what goes around comes aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by Paul1985
I think the OP is scared by the fact that the engine may have been oil starved meaning there was potential grinding of metal on metal. Hell who wouldn't be?
Best thing to do, get a compression test done to see if anything is actually wrong. If it's all good, thank god you don't have to rebuild and make sure you service it regularly with high quality fluids. If it's sh*t, then I guess your up a creek without a paddle. In saying that though, there's plenty of options if the engine is no good. You can either rebuild with high-comp internals OR just buy a Euro k24 bottom end and match it to your existing motor.
Either way, you've got options.