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"Joe_Limon" (Joe_Limon)
03/05/2014 at 20:16 • Filed to: None

I am stranded on the side of the highway getting cold :(

Called AMA and a tow truck is on its way in the next 90 minutes.

Yes it is in my 09 impreza, the engine is knocking, and has magical oil that leaves the engine without a trace.

DISCUSSION (26)

Dusty Ventures > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:22

If I thought I could get to you faster than the tow truck I'd hitch up the trailer and get you.

Wait... The tow rig is still stuck in the ice... Fuck...

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:23

We'll keep you company! And don't feel bad man, I had a doosy happen to me as well, was driving my accord a while ago and I took and turn and i heard "thoonk". Cv axle busted right off of the wheel hub, boot was still good though

Sn210 > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:25

That sucks, I hope it's nothing major
Think warm thoughts

Kinja'd!!!

AthomSfere > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:25

Not the Impreza?

Has this been looked at? Hope you aren't in the midwest expecting the snow...

Joe_Limon > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
03/05/2014 at 20:26

Thanks :D

I think she is mad at me for visiting the Volvo dealership last thursday.... Damn... I should have bent to their pressure and took $9450 for this car lol.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:27

It's probably entering the cylinders and getting burnt up. Have you had someone behind you when you pull away to check for blue smoke?

Joe_Limon > AthomSfere
03/05/2014 at 20:28

I am in Alberta... It is cold. My choice is to let the engine idle and knock itself to death while staying warm... Or tough it out and be easy on the car.

It has been looked at by a lube technician lol, I thought it might have been low, and then she died after her fill up.

AthomSfere > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:30

Hmmm... Got extra insulation?

Cover the glass with it, run the car long enough to warm up... shut it down and hope you keep some of the warmth in...

Joe_Limon > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
03/05/2014 at 20:31

Nope, but that seems probable, she idled fine beforw today... Does extreme cold mask blue smoke? it has been 40 below the past week.

Joe_Limon > AthomSfere
03/05/2014 at 20:33

Derpa derp... Fuck I forgot I had a blanket.

desertdog5051 > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:33

This could be you in the desert. Just as bad.

Kinja'd!!!

Joe_Limon > desertdog5051
03/05/2014 at 20:34

True... Oh god this blanket I just remembered about is awesome

AthomSfere > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:35

LOL!

Well, at least you have that ;)

I was sort of thinking back to my driving lessons of "never leave home without a blanket just in case" and thought it a little odd a brother that far north wouldn't have the same training...

Joe_Limon > AthomSfere
03/05/2014 at 20:38

Tow truck driver just called, he will be 30min... Mannn this blanket needs to get washed tonight haha, it smells like rank old wet shoes

Joe_Limon > Dusty Ventures
03/05/2014 at 20:39

Got a call from the tow truck driver, he is now 30 minutes out.

AthomSfere > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:40

If it is anything like the last time I used the emergency blanket... It is also full of oil, coolant, spare tire rubber and whatever vegetation it is that gets into the average trunk over the course of a few years.

desertdog5051 > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:41

Even I carry lots of cold weather gear. I go into the mountains and it gets cold there. I broke down once at 8800 feet. It was cold and lonely. Glad I had that stuff.

Joe_Limon > AthomSfere
03/05/2014 at 20:43

I pulled this one from under a seat where it was shoved into place by my sons boots.

AthomSfere > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 20:45

Ah, so full of cheerios and milk?

Joe_Limon > AthomSfere
03/05/2014 at 20:49

Nahhh he is almost 12. Just stinky boot smell.

Joe_Limon > AthomSfere
03/05/2014 at 21:17

Tow truck arrived warmth!

AthomSfere > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 21:19

Glad to hear it!

Hope getting that fixed is less eventful! But do post what did happen, and what you are told about the failure rate of whatever it is.

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 21:33

Definitely her telling you not to do that again haha. I decided to drive a little spirited today with my honda, keeping it at peak torque just because I wanted to hoon a bit. She paid me back my overheating a bit

Joe_Limon > Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom
03/05/2014 at 21:37

It is funny how hindsight is 20/20... I thought I felt her struggling in the upper rev band a few days ago.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Joe_Limon
03/05/2014 at 22:19

Possible, doesn't have to idle weird to burn oil

Jeremy H formerly Kalakaboooom > Joe_Limon
03/06/2014 at 07:45

Yeah, could be a few different things thought, I mean, could be crappy spark, or injectors, or disappearing oil, figuring out what is wrong with a car is like reading a mystery book every time