Post by noxangelus on Nov 4, 2007 9:09:26 GMT 11
So, I changed my oil before driving from auckland to tupo for the weekend. Did an oil filter change aswell bought a Sakura filter and quarts fx5000 15w40 for the job. All went well and went down tupo into the bush, while i was down there i noticed the engine abit rattly, so i looked below the car thinking crap hope theres no oil pissing out. And there was... 
The oil filter had come loose, the oil was still 4 L or more left in the engine. So i made the trip home checked once half way that the filter hadnt come loose and the dipstick was reading almost full after 15 minutes with engine off. I get home dropping off my gf and go around the first corner and see a light a don't want to see come up, the oil light showed i looked at my oil gauge and its at 0.5. Stopped the car right there (oil filter must of come really loose last 15mins), checked the dipstick and nothing not a touch of oil, I found some GTX put in about 3.5 L before dipstick was at full. The car is running normal now but i think it sounds alittle different after that. Oh well learned my lesson, make sure you get ontop of your engine and tighten it proplery instead of left armed half assed! 
The oil filter had come loose, the oil was still 4 L or more left in the engine. So i made the trip home checked once half way that the filter hadnt come loose and the dipstick was reading almost full after 15 minutes with engine off. I get home dropping off my gf and go around the first corner and see a light a don't want to see come up, the oil light showed i looked at my oil gauge and its at 0.5. Stopped the car right there (oil filter must of come really loose last 15mins), checked the dipstick and nothing not a touch of oil, I found some GTX put in about 3.5 L before dipstick was at full. The car is running normal now but i think it sounds alittle different after that. Oh well learned my lesson, make sure you get ontop of your engine and tighten it proplery instead of left armed half assed! 
