I have a 93 Taurus with a 3.8 liter engine and 130,000 miles that looks good and has new tires and water pump. About one week ago my engine was running great when I ran out of gas. Because my fuel indicator (although low) did not seem real low to me I tried to start it up twice. Couldn't start it up -- Turned out that I was just low on gas. Ever since that time, I have had a pretty loud noise in the engine (sounds something like I would imagine an oil dipstick would sound if it was whacking hard and repeatedly against the hood-- I have only driven it about 5 miles since then.) My mechanic thought that maybe it was a rocker arm at the top of the engine and that maybe it could be fixed. However, he took off the top and all of the rocker arms look real good and he says the engine looks real good. Now he is saying that maybe it is a lifter (not too bad) or a connecting rod (not worth fixing). Can someone tell me what they think the problem is and whether it is worth fixing.
2007-03-29 07:42:00 · 3 answers · asked by JD 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
unfornately man you seem to be right smack dab in the middle of a hit and miss situation....thats what it sounds like to me the lifter or some component like that....but it sucks because you literally have to dismantle the whole motor to find the problem....pretty expensive
2007-03-29 07:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jason N 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt if running out of gas caused the problem. You don't have to disassemble the motor. Just take the valve covers off. Then you can tell if it's valve train noise. Anything deeper in the engine wouldn't be worth fixing on a $1500 car.
2007-03-29 16:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi, call around for a shop that would check your car for free. have one pin point whats going on. a visual just wont work. when they say 'not worth it' ask yourself is the repair cheaper than a new car?
2007-03-29 15:39:12 · answer #3 · answered by charlie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋