dead car

[Emmy]

i think my car is dead... the mechanic said that they cant find the problem till the open up the motor...

does any1 know if thats expensive?? ir even worth it...i have a 95 ford escort wagon... it was great for luggin all my chairs and coolers and stuff *sniff sniff*:Cry

neways.... back to my question...thats not good is it???

[bushy_braids]

dang emmy... jibby musta really loaded u down w/her junk huh!? hahaha...jks!
too bad to hear that... you might just need an oil change & tune up! (hahahha... my friends a mechanic & he says that's what everyone thinks their car needs!)

[Emmy]

hahaha yeah she did u didnt see all dem bags....4 hrs in the mall...we was...

how was the fight partay??

[WolfTears]

First of all Emmy gotta know what the car isnt doing lol like is it smoking? wont turn over stuff like that LOL. When they gotta open da engine you be lookin at a good down payment on another car.

[Wakalapi]

It depends on what went wrong. If mechanics think they need to open up the engine, then they must believe the problem is with such major components as the crankshaft, pistons, or bearings. They will likely want to pull the engine out of the car to do this, which means disconnecting a whole gaggle of other parts just to prepare for this. Many hours at $60-75 an hour equals big costs, sorry to say.

A crankshaft/piston problem would likely be indicated by a knocking sound eminating from the inside of the engine. Parts are machined to fit together with very close tolerances and must be lubricated by a constant flow of oil. Eventually, the metal-to-metal surfaces grind away until there are slack spaces between them. The knocking sound occures whenever the parts move from one side of their slack space to the other with a loud slam - each time the crank turns around. This process is inevitable in all engines - but it could be delayed for hundreds of thousands of miles in a well-designed engine driven gently and cared for meticulously. An abused and neglicted engine will fail much earlier. If the engine runs out of oil, it will happen almost immediately as parts seize together and are ripped back apart with a shower of metal shavings inside the engine.

For information (with animated illustrations and easy, street-level explanations) visit:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

[Emmy]

thanks. :) i think ima junk it. its a ford anyways... need i say more.

*sniff sniff*:Cry

[buckskin pantyhose]

Sorry to hear bout your ride Emmy....i'm suprised it's lasted this long!! A 95 FORD WAGON! That's pretty damn good.....i had a 96 taurus & that thing died on me about 2 years ago, they told me it would cost more to repair it than the car was actually worth so i had to get rid of it......Good luck with whatever happens!

[Pony]

too much junk in the trunk...

[Emmy]

yeah the car isnt worth that much i think 1000 maybe 2000 and since i just paid 1050 to get another porblem fixed ...its time 4 it to go to the junk yard...lol...