I'm 16, I regret it, now I need help...

[Zooropa1310]

I own a '95 Corolla DX, and I decided to play in the mud... Needless to say, my car got flooded, and I had to get pulled out of the mud by a random passing stranger. Nice man... Anyways, I start it up after an hour or so, and I hear this clicking. It sounds like a fan hitting something, but it wasn't. Someone later told me it sounded like a blown head gasket, I checked the oil, and it was brown milky. If this is a blown head gasket, how much would it cost for labor and repair? If not, what does it sound like?

Also... Anyone know what I can tell my mom? I need a good excuse for this problem... Thanks.

[joykill]

tell your mom your a dumbass...

[Zooropa1310]

Originally Posted by joykill

tell your mom your a dumbass...

lol... She knows that. But one screw up she said, and my cars gone. So I'm trying to get it repaired behind her back.


No input on the problem?

[kcg795]

I'm starting to doubt you blew the headgasket. I think what happened is that water entered the intake and leaked past the pistons into the oil pan. I always liked to torture lawn mowers by pour water in the carburetor while it was running and ended up with a milkshake in the crankcase.

Change the oil and filter. Just go with regular dino oil for now. Drive the car for a bit and keep an eye on the temperature gauge and see if it runs ok. Keep and eye on the oil and see it stays its normal color. If the milkshake color comes back, then you did blow your headgasket. Change your air filter too. If it gets wet, it'll clog up as well.

A headgasket repair can cost around $500-$800 at most repair shops. But never use an aftermarket headgasket on a Toyota. They blow very easily. Make sure to get a headgasket kit directly from Toyota and give it to the repair shop to install.

[johnholl]

I agree with KCG. Replace the oil and coolent. And keep an eye on both for discoloration and level

[Zooropa1310]

Alright, thank you all. I never noticed my temperature spiking, so I will go ahead and replace the filter and oil. Although, It is a fairly new filter. Not even 3 months.

[Zooropa1310]

Also, a man at Autozone told me to run Diesel fuiel where my oil should be, for about 30 seconds to clean out the sludge. Is this right?

[kcg795]

Yeah. Diesel's oily enough that running it for 30 seconds won't do any harm. Transmission fluid is another way of cleaning it. After doing that, I would change the oil after 500-1000 miles. Then go with a high quality oil of your choice.

[Zooropa1310]

Well, I changed the oil and filter, and ran it with a little deisel gas (in place of oil, then drained,then replaced with new oil.) I still have the clicking sound. And it clicks faster when i touch the gas pedal. Any more ideas?

[kcg795]

What part of the engine does the clicking seem to be coming from?

[Zooropa1310]

Originally Posted by kcg795

What part of the engine does the clicking seem to be coming from?

If you're looking at it facing the windshielf... The noise is coming from the upper left area. Near the engine block (I'm not good on terms, the area where the cylinders are). The left area of that.

[kcg795]

Wow. I'm stumped. It could be a number of things. You probably have a spun rod bearing. Maybe it's just piston slap. Does the noise lighten up when the engine warms up? If you can get video of the noise, that'd be great. I'm also curious to know how many miles you have.

[Zooropa1310]

Originally Posted by kcg795

Wow. I'm stumped. It could be a number of things. You probably have a spun rod bearing. Maybe it's just piston slap. Does the noise lighten up when the engine warms up? If you can get video of the noise, that'd be great. I'm also curious to know how many miles you have.

The autozone guy told me it sounded like a piston hitting something. I have near 165,000 miles on this engine, nothing has been replaced. And the noise is there the entire time... I think it is something with a piston, seeing as how it goes faster when I accelerate, and relaxes when I slow down/idle.

[bcopeland]

Make sure something is not caught up in the belt areas or that your belt has not stripped. If it sounds faster as yopu drive, does it make the same sounds in park as in drive?

[bcopeland]

And come on - lighten up on the kid. This is a help someone forum - not a kick ass and take names forum! Give the dumbass a break! Besides, he must be pretty smart to find this place and post!