Car trouble--I know, it's a long shot

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by Wayne C.

a 12 year old Buick probably has a pretty worn out engine-

check the exhaust while the car is running- if you are putting out a nice white smoke you are probably burning off the oil. It could be that the rings are shot or something of that nature.

are you actually seeing the oil level drop with the dipstick? or is the oil light coming on?

I am not a mechanic- but when a car starts making oil disappear at that age it is time to start shopping in my book....

I'll let all the car guys on CD tell you the right stuff now...


WC

As to the age of the car, it only has like, 70,000 miles on it (I think). I looked at the metal pull thing under my hood (I think thats the dipstick) and the light comes on too.