Earlier tonight, I was heading home down Glenwood South. My oil light comes on.. then a few minutes later my car cuts off at the stop light. I turn it off and start it back up.. I go up a few feet and it cuts off again.. Luckily I was about to pull into the median at the corner of peace/glenwood. I ended up getting AAA to tow me home. I noticed it leaking out up the road to where my car got stuck.
If anybody is available later today, can somebody come by and look at it.
My car is a 2000 Kia Sephia

7/29/2006 12:48:08 AM

You gonna need more than somebody lookin' at that motherfucker.

When the oil light comes on, you SHUT THAT MOTHERFUCKER DOWN IMMEDIATELY.

Looks like you are prolly gonna have to have a new engine now.

7/29/2006 12:50:57 AM

reason 2062 not to buy a kia

7/29/2006 12:51:43 AM

OH DAMN

7/29/2006 12:53:47 AM

just wondering

can cars start leaking so much oil suddenly?

7/29/2006 1:02:09 AM

start the engine

put the pedal on the floor

wait...

poof!

oil leak!

7/29/2006 1:06:18 AM

I had hit something tonight.. i dont know what it was.. i dont know how long it had been leaking

7/29/2006 1:07:15 AM

oh ok

but if everything is fine and one day it leaks...is that possible?

7/29/2006 1:11:00 AM

more than likely, leaking from neglect

7/29/2006 1:15:46 AM

if you hit something that rips a hole in the oil pan then yes. the oil light doesnt mean keep driving till you get it looked at, it means cut it off. i dont know why all cars dont have a low pressure shutdown like gm. becasue its not an option, if it keeps running , the engine is done, so a shutdown switch will cost you a tow, but save the engine, its retarded

7/29/2006 1:15:47 AM

the closest mechanic i got is about 1/2 mile away.. i would try to put more oil and try to get it down there. If the leak can be patched, i want it to

7/29/2006 1:30:57 AM

I think everyone is saying you need more than a patch.

7/29/2006 1:48:13 AM

you need a new oil pan, and dont drive it, why didnt you get it towed to the shop in the first place?

7/29/2006 1:52:43 AM

I don't know for sure if they could of done it or not. This was like 12:30 in the morning.

7/29/2006 7:36:38 AM

I just got into the shop. He's going to replace the oil plan. I hate to see how much its going to be. I paid $74 to get towed last night.

7/29/2006 9:17:54 AM

Well that ain't beans compared to 2 grand for a new engine. Which is how much it might still be.

7/29/2006 9:28:33 AM

moron.....


hey just go take it for a few laps around the beltline while you're at it, that will surely fix it

7/29/2006 9:30:07 AM

Your man card should be revoked it you don't know what to do if an oil light comes on.

7/29/2006 9:36:32 AM

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"AIM Name : dukeoverunc2000"

That explains it.

7/29/2006 9:38:39 AM

I'm sorry I asked for your help, assholes. I'm sorry I'm not an automotive genius like you dicks are.
Fuck y'all

7/29/2006 9:56:55 AM

did he show you the old oil pan? how fucked up is it?

7/29/2006 12:12:03 PM

Hope a new pan will fix it. If it turns out the engine is shot then time to swap in an LS1

7/29/2006 12:21:10 PM

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"Fuck y'all"

I'm a butthole virgin. Do you mind breaking me in with your pinky first?

7/29/2006 1:47:14 PM

How low was the oil when the mechanic got to it.

7/29/2006 1:47:50 PM

^^They didn't have a mechanic today. So, they are going to hold my car til Monday and work on it then.
It's at an Exxon Garage and is the closest one to me. I tried one other place I've taken car to before but nobody was in. So I took it to Exxon.

and ^ thanks man.

7/29/2006 1:50:11 PM

Exxon I took my car can't help me. Mechanic says he's not good with Kias.. whatever.
Can anybody recommend a good mechanic?

7/31/2006 11:33:28 AM

I don't know much about kia's either, but putting a new oil pan on a small car like that shouldnt be all that hard if you have some ramps.

7/31/2006 12:31:13 PM

Make sure you dont drive it if its low on oil, plz.

7/31/2006 12:34:11 PM

damn i'm so glad we got rid of our 2001 sephia

7/31/2006 1:21:08 PM

^^ I'm not.. I'm being careful about it.. Besides, I got about another 6 months left to pay on it. I'm definitely looking at something else for my next car. I have a few problems with it over the last couple of years.

7/31/2006 2:21:17 PM

If you're good with Mazdas, you're good with Kias. There is nothing out of the ordinary with them.

You might try Happy Jap's in Cary (467-2884). I do work on Asian imports, but I'm slammed for the next couple of weeks.

7/31/2006 3:21:13 PM

I had to tow my car again to another garage. I ended up taking it to Autobahn Automotive on Atlantic Ave. Somebody had recommended them to me. I had couple of other recommendations but they were in Cary and that was too far. They should get it done for me tomorrow. Its going to run around $300. Oil Pan itself is $150-200. I had no idea it was that high. That plus labor which will be around $100/hr.

7/31/2006 6:14:43 PM

What I would like to know is how much metal shards are laying in your oil pan.

7/31/2006 6:22:38 PM

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"reason 2062 not to buy a kia"

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"damn i'm so glad we got rid of our 2001 sephia"

riiight, cause oil leaks/torn off pans/neglect/whatever like this NEVER happen on any other car...

7/31/2006 6:26:20 PM

I saw a Mitsubishi Mirage run for years with JB Weld filling a big hole in the oil pan.

7/31/2006 6:30:16 PM

Str8BacardiL, no shards..haha.. just dented up some.

and thanks Speedsta800 for pointing out to the Auto Geniuses that this can happen to ANY car.. not just Kias.

7/31/2006 8:19:33 PM

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"reason 2062 not to buy a kia"

10 year 100k mile warranty. where do i sign

8/1/2006 12:09:47 AM