LostPrincess Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hi all. My awesome little rolla is having trouble again... :( Car: 1993 Toyota Corolla CSI Limited Hatch -- 4-AFE EFI engine. So today, we were driving along the Great Western when my car started making a "clicky" noise and smelling really weird, then started losing power. About 5km up, we made a turn off the highway and my car completely died, and there was smoke coming from the engine. Also when we opened the bonnet there was oil all over the engine, and there was no oil in my car anymore when yesterday it was full. There is no discernable leak whatsoever. We've put oil in it, and eventually it started and we got it home (took about 15 tries), and now it's idling at 2000rpm... Does anyone have any ideas as to what's causing that to happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hi all. My awesome little rolla is having trouble again... :( Car: 1993 Toyota Corolla CSI Limited Hatch -- 4-AFE EFI engine. So today, we were driving along the Great Western when my car started making a "clicky" noise and smelling really weird, then started losing power. About 5km up, we made a turn off the highway and my car completely died, and there was smoke coming from the engine. Also when we opened the bonnet there was oil all over the engine, and there was no oil in my car anymore when yesterday it was full. There is no discernable leak whatsoever. We've put oil in it, and eventually it started and we got it home (took about 15 tries), and now it's idling at 2000rpm... Does anyone have any ideas as to what's causing that to happen? Was the oil cap tight or on the engine? Sounds like you cooked it but try bleeding the cooling system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPrincess Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yeah, oil cap was on tight, cooling system was bled recently. It didn't overheat or anything, just.. died. However, when you turn the car off, the overflow bottle sounds like it's boiling but it has anti-freeze/anti-boil coolant in the system... Is my car royally f*cked? :sob: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yeah, oil cap was on tight, cooling system was bled recently. It didn't overheat or anything, just.. died. However, when you turn the car off, the overflow bottle sounds like it's boiling but it has anti-freeze/anti-boil coolant in the system... Is my car royally f*cked? :sob: Sounds like localised boiling in the engine forcing the water out, why don't you take it to a mechanics if you can't get a friend with mechanical knowledge to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPrincess Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Would that cause the 2000rpm idle? And all the oil to disappear and explode all over my engine? And I'm calling all my friends that know about cars or work with cars, I can't afford to take it to a mechanic, I'm a single Mum of two under the age of two, all my money goes on bills, groceries and the things they need... Otherwise I wouldn't hesitate. Thankyou for helping me though.. Appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD ke70 Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) yeah it would it there is no water getting around the throttle body(the thing the the accelerator cable attaches to) does the temp gauge work? Edited October 18, 2010 by TRD ke70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Would that cause the 2000rpm idle? And all the oil to disappear and explode all over my engine? And I'm calling all my friends that know about cars or work with cars, I can't afford to take it to a mechanic, I'm a single Mum of two under the age of two, all my money goes on bills, groceries and the things they need... Otherwise I wouldn't hesitate. Thankyou for helping me though.. Appreciate it. Yes it would, when mine blew up it I opened the bonnet to find the engine covered in oil, f@$k knows where it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Would that cause the 2000rpm idle? High idle in A-series engines is commonly caused by an air-bubble in the cooling system getting trapped in the IACV (idle air control valve), which uses coolant temp to melt a wax pellet and close off a valve which drops the idle when the car warms up - if you have an air bubble trapped in there then the wax never melts and the valve stays stuck open on the cold idle setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPrincess Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) NEW DEVELOPMENT! I took my car for a spin (three tries to start it), it had no guts reversing up my driveway (has a gradual incline), drove around my neighbourhood for maybe 5 minutes, the temperature rose from half (normal) til it was over the "H" in less than five seconds. Coasted it home in Neutral, parked it, opened the bonnet, black smoke everywhere.. We got a proper light on it and there's oil in my cooling system but no water or coolant in my radiator, even though I filled it yesterday. There's also oil in two of the four spark plug tubes. You can't see the spark plug in the tube closest to the timing belt (drivers side) and it looks like oil has overflowed from that tube. AND there's water in the oil thing, I pulled the dipstick and the oil is that diluted it ran straight off. We're thinking head gasket, could this be correct? **EDIT** Thankyou to everyone who's giving me advice and trying to help, it really does mean a lot to me. I greatly, GREATLY appreciate it. <3 Edited October 18, 2010 by LostPrincess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 It is cooked, the spark plug tube seals would of melted and let oil pass through. Problem with cooking an engine to that extent is the rings lose tension, you may get away with a head gasket change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPrincess Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 If the rings lose tension, would that lead to a complete engine rebuild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) Do you want an honest answer, or would you like us to lie? :( It would possibly be cheaper and easier to get a second hand engine in that case. Edited October 18, 2010 by Redwarf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostPrincess Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Honesty is always the best policy... Thank you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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