Uhmm, i think my car is giving up on me

2010-02-12 08:26:58

#1

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6166|Roma

So, i went to a gas station next to my house to buy oil for my car and after i've put it in i tried to turn the engine on and it wouldn't.
I thought it must be the cold weather, its 2°C so i waited a bit, turn the keys halfway and then tried to turn the engine on again...it wouldn't.
After like 5 times it turned on but there was smoke coming from beneath the car so i quickly turned it off. Got out, checked the car a bit and it smelled awfully if something was burning. I got in again, turned the car on and moved the car bit forward, and then revved a bit, up to 2000-3000rpm. There was no smoke. This was really troubling me. I got out went to the back and my rear lights were on even if i was in Neutral. I saw a neighbor and asked him if he could stand in the back and see if the rear lights were on. He said ok so i put Neutral, 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc and the lights were still on. What the fuck? I'm sure i'm using the right oil, have been using it for a while. Full-synthetic diesel oil and it never gave me any problem.
I'm not a car expert so i need some help.

Btw the car is a 2005 VW Touran 1.9 TDi.

Last edited by aerodynamic (2010-02-12 08:27:24)

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2010-02-12 08:29:06

#2

baggs: Member; +732|6617

I suggest you get that vehicle to a garage as soon as possible.

No amount of speculation on internet forums will tell you whats wrong with it.

2010-02-12 08:41:32

#3

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6543|Carnoustie MASSIF

You've put too much oil in the car

2010-02-12 08:42:50

#4

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6166|Roma

i Put half of the bottle.

2010-02-12 08:43:31

#5

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|7040|UK

baggs wrote:
I suggest you get that vehicle to a garage as soon as possible.

No amount of speculation on internet forums will tell you whats wrong with it.

Unless there's a mechanic here who can help him diagnose the problem ... perfectly plausible.

2010-02-12 08:45:28

#6

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7084|UK

aerodynamic wrote:
i Put half of the bottle.

did you check whether you needed oil in the engine first?

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2010-02-12 08:46:37

#7

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6543|Carnoustie MASSIF

aerodynamic wrote:
i Put half of the bottle.

Regardless, if you didn't need it you've put too much in.

Just drive, the excess oil will be burned off, that's what the smell is, and there might be a bit of smoke.

2010-02-12 08:55:23

#8

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6166|Roma

m3thod wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
i Put half of the bottle.
did you check whether you needed oil in the engine first?

Yeah it was a bare minimum

2010-02-12 09:00:06

#9

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7010|Seattle

The reverse lights have nothing to do with oil.

lulz

It's a deisel, they smoke a bit and smell like shit.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-02-12 09:08:51

#10

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|7086|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

That makes me a Diesel then

I put Petrol in my Diesel before but I dont think its that.

2010-02-12 09:16:19

#11

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6201|Catherine Black

Black smoke is usually down to too much oil, and the engine's having trouble burning off the excess. Get it into a garage regardless.

2010-02-12 09:18:42

#12

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7010|Seattle

1927 wrote:
That makes me a Diesel then

I put Petrol in my Diesel before but I dont think its that.

Ha!

Reminds me of when I was a kid, my parents had a gas pump at their house with both deisel and regular gas. Their friend came over for dinner on his motorcycle so they told him to fill it up before he left. Long story short, he topped off his tank with deisel and off he went. About an hour later we got a call from him. I guess about half way home he noticed a huge plume of smoke following him and his engine started backfiring. He said it was the biggest blackest cloud of smoke he'd ever seen coming from such a small engine. goot times

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-02-12 09:23:27

#13

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6991|Columbus, OH

Did you spill some oil on the engine?

A diesel engine takes a while to fire up in colder weather, especially with an old car battery (4 or 5 years old).

2010-02-12 09:37:44

#14

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6166|Roma

Well i tried it again it didn't give me any problems...do you think i can drive it tonight?
I will probably bring it to a mechanic tomorrow if its open.

2010-02-12 09:40:13

#15

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|7086|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

King_County_Downy wrote:
1927 wrote:
That makes me a Diesel then

I put Petrol in my Diesel before but I dont think its that.
Ha!

Reminds me of when I was a kid, my parents had a gas pump at their house with both deisel and regular gas. Their friend came over for dinner on his motorcycle so they told him to fill it up before he left. Long story short, he topped off his tank with deisel and off he went. About an hour later we got a call from him. I guess about half way home he noticed a huge plume of smoke following him and his engine started backfiring. He said it was the biggest blackest cloud of smoke he'd ever seen coming from such a small engine. goot times

hahaha Im not in the posistion to call him a muppet. I left the gas station (I see how hard I try), drove past the 'soccer' stadium and pulled into my mates garage, even with mates rates it cost a few hundred to empty the tank and do something else. Was my works van. The smoke looks like a Cheech n Chong vehicle, cough cough splutter

2010-02-12 09:43:23

#16

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7155|FUCK UBISOFT

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2010-02-12 09:47:12

#17

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6991|Columbus, OH

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2010-02-12 09:47:18

#18

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6543|Carnoustie MASSIF

Finray wrote:
Black smoke is usually down to too much oil, and the engine's having trouble burning off the excess. Get it into a garage regardless.

Twat, it's white smoke.

2010-02-12 09:49:57

#19

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|7086|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

CammRobb wrote:
Finray wrote:
Black smoke is usually down to too much oil, and the engine's having trouble burning off the excess. Get it into a garage regardless.
Twat, it's white smoke.

Eh, wheres the Brotherly Love?

2010-02-12 09:51:40

#20

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6543|Carnoustie MASSIF

1927 wrote:
CammRobb wrote:
Finray wrote:
Black smoke is usually down to too much oil, and the engine's having trouble burning off the excess. Get it into a garage regardless.
Twat, it's white smoke.
Eh, wheres the Brotherly Love?

Non-existant

2010-02-12 09:53:05

#21

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|7086|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

CammRobb wrote:
1927 wrote:
CammRobb wrote:

Twat, it's white smoke.
Eh, wheres the Brotherly Love?
Non-existant

Well I fucking loves the pair of ya's, ya my bestest mates *hic*

2010-02-12 10:31:37

#22

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5999

Why did you get a manual 1.9 liter VW?

2010-02-12 10:41:38

#23

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6166|Roma

It was my father's car.

2010-02-12 12:11:30

#24

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6994|SE London

Macbeth wrote:
Why did you get a manual 1.9 liter VW?

Why would anyone get an automatic car of any sort unless they have no soul?

2010-02-12 12:24:06

#25

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6163|شمال

Bertster7 wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Why did you get a manual 1.9 liter VW?
Why would anyone get an automatic car of any sort unless they have no soul?

Autmatic FTW! (EU cars thanks!)

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