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Old 02-05-2012, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by lightningcruiser
this is always a great first step. if it is leaking oil, it's probably not because it needs an oil change. how much oil is it leaking though? is it just a few drops, or is it leaving puddles in your garage? if the battery is just low from the lights being left on, then let it recharge. if it stays low, get a new one.
when you say all of the gauges rev, do you mean all of them? how far does each of them go? obviously, the rpm, spedometer, and oil pressure are going to move, but the temp shouldn't move too much, and the battery shouldn't rev at all.
Will get it scanned today. Found out it's engine coolant, a lot of it, look at my previous post for details. Battery was on a charger for about 6-8 hours at about 1/2 to 1 amp. Engine turns over with a bit of help from gas pedal but doesn't shi* out on me now. when parked and rev at about 4500rpm speedometer goes to abbout 5mph, oil temp gauge is at cold and never moves, battery meter has been going up slowly and is currently at 75%, gas is fine but unfortunately it has been going down rather quick , 2nd gauge to left which (is oil pressure?) is at about 18% so im almost positive thats working :/. and something i found out recently is that my odometer is working but the one under it that tells me how much i drove is definitely not working. I drove about a mile and it says i went 35 miles.
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 08:18 AM
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I uploaded a video of all my problems to make up for the lack of photos.
The first video is mostly just showing what is there, it got cut off though.
I had a really bad leak before and it was really pouring out. Like a faucet when you open it a little.
Here it all is:
Video 1/2: My Car Problems 1/2 - YouTube

Video 2/2: My Car Problems 2/2 - YouTube

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Old 02-05-2012, 10:41 AM
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do a pressure test on the cooling system and a compression test on all cylinders. could be blown head gasket or leaking heater hose. can you track the leak to its source
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 12:06 PM
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Why would you buy this car? I don't to sound like a *****, but you did test drive this thing right? That's too many issues to drive off the lot with, even the worst used car lot. I would take it back before you drop more money into the thing than it's worth.
 
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Old 02-05-2012, 09:12 PM
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Hey I found the problem, Its not gasket related its a leaky water pump which is about $50 to replace (don't need mechanic service when you know an engineer) I can live with the other small annoyances, the speedometer is fine, i just didn't realize i was going so fast , need to replace temperature gauge, and Just had an oil change, i was really low but now its ok. Replaced air filter, oil filter, oil, and added coolant which is still there even after a day of racing and driving around The check engine light is on still. A sensor may be bad, will buy an OBD-1 to check for trouble codes ($30) So although it seemed really bad, after lifting the car in the air and inspecting it all around, it ended up not being so bad
 

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