Damn it!!

"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
08/20/2013 at 15:58 • Filed to: None

Why oh why oh why.

My car had some type of wierd rattle so I took it into the mechanic. During the test drive to hear said rattle for themselves, it died. Apparently it just started going slower and slower. Normally I wouldnt worry too much, but I move on Saturday.

Dòh!!

DISCUSSION (17)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > thebigbossyboss
08/20/2013 at 16:00

Worst case: oil pump failure, lolengine

Best case: something fuel related. Maybe.

Greenmobile Supremo Commando, BRZ Extrordinare > thebigbossyboss
08/20/2013 at 16:02

That sucks man :( My brother is having a wierd rattle with his Maxima... crappy thing about the rattle is that it could be any number of things, minor to serious.

Takuro Spirit > thebigbossyboss
08/20/2013 at 16:11

Rattle rattle thunder clatter boomboomboom.

thebigbossyboss > Takuro Spirit
08/20/2013 at 16:13

Lol. I dont think it was that.

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/20/2013 at 16:13

Please god, let it not be a lolengine.

Takuro Spirit > thebigbossyboss
08/20/2013 at 16:19

Usually rattles that make engines slow up and die are not a good thing. I hope it turns out okay for ya though.

What kind of car?

thebigbossyboss > Takuro Spirit
08/20/2013 at 16:20

Everybodies favorite! 2003 Cavalier domestically rice rocketed. Low riding, fart cannon, racing seats etc!

Takuro Spirit > thebigbossyboss
08/20/2013 at 16:23

I take it back, I hope its dead.

thebigbossyboss > Takuro Spirit
08/20/2013 at 16:42

Lol. So does my girlfriend. People are so supportive.

thebigbossyboss > Greenmobile Supremo Commando, BRZ Extrordinare
08/20/2013 at 19:53

Pretty much.

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/20/2013 at 19:54

The driver of the car when it died (a mechanic) says it may be the fuel pump. It certainly didnt run out of fuel, I filled it yesterday.

thebigbossyboss > Takuro Spirit
08/21/2013 at 16:32

I called the shop. It lives!! Don;t know what was wrong yet, but I was told to haul my ass down there at the end of the day.

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/21/2013 at 16:33

Update: It lives!! Will update when I get the bill, but apparently it is alive. The rattle was caused by the exhaust, this is not totally surprising to me, as it was on its last legs. Many rusts, and many broken hangers in the exhaust.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > thebigbossyboss
08/21/2013 at 16:39

Excellent. "weird rattle" is never good. Weird rattle investigation led me once to replace a timing chain just because I couldn't risk it being *that*. So, of course, in the process I discovered a loosening harmonic balancer bolt - fun!

The VW I used to have nearly drove me out of my head several times with "weird rattle" related to the AC compressor. Note, though, that neither this nor the previous was "weird rattle + engine stop".

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/21/2013 at 16:52

I think they were unrelated. How could a lose exhaust stop the engine? The shop sounded anxious to get off the phone, so I didnt ask what the engine stop was caused by, but we shall find out and update. Possibly with Sr 20.

thebigbossyboss > thebigbossyboss
08/22/2013 at 09:01

Update, I can`t SR20 the bill from here, but basically the loose rattle was my exhaust pipe falling off (although I had rehung the muffler) and the engine failure was caused by the fuel pump stopping.

So the bill approximately looked like: Labour 0.5 Hours, weld new pipe to exhaust. ($49) Materials: 1.0 Welding gas ($9) 1 clamp ($2,85) 2.5 feet straight pipe ($8.15)

Engine stalled, won`t restart, pressure check fuel system. No pressure. Remove gas tank and replace fuel pump. Labour: 2.0 Hours ($196) Materials: Fuel Pump ($249.83) plus taxes (14%). This was supposed to come out to 593, but using the prices from my memory it only comes out to 586. Plus I owe one of the mechanics $75, because he paid for the towing himself. Oh well.

thebigbossyboss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/22/2013 at 09:24

Ah. I recall what I was missing. Fuel filter.