[T Makinnen]

Monday night, driving home on my usual dash over the back roads something feels not quite right. Slow down and theres the unmistakable vibration from a broken crank shaft bearing. Limp home very very upset Tuesday moring, after speaking to Oakleys, Mitsubishi rescue come and pick up my car and deliver it to them. Verdict, bottom bearings gone and crankshaft less than straight, cause, very little oil in the engine. It seems that within 4500 miles of the last service the cars used up all its oil, but no blue smoke or oil warning lights and definitly no oil leak. It's taken two days for Mitsubishi to approve the repair on warrenty (sleepless nights, you bet)
but that oft derided warrenty has safed my bacon . Thus, for everyone who uses their cars daily like me, check your oil level even though its changed every 4500 miles things can go pear shaped. And that thin volume of service details and warrenty card are worth something! (a bloody great deal in my case :smthumbup

Happy motoring everyone

 

[mr man]

glad to hear your ok

 

[T Makinnen]

Thanks MR Man, my blood pressure is coming down slowly!

 

[g7owl]

No leaks, no smoke, car 6 months old....hmmm.....you sure the service people remembered to actually fill her up again after emptying out the old oil at the last service?! Just wondering

Glad it's getting sorted though

 

[Evo Stuart]

Glad to see Mitsi are resolving this for you mate.

I actually change my oil every 2500-3000 miles and at the service intervals along with checking the level every few days- never depletes I have to say

Good Luck mate


Stuart

 

[T Makinnen]

I trust my service guy, he's not a Mitsi garage but biulds and runs rally cars so yes I think he put oil in! From now on I'm with you Stuart, more regular checking, just in case. I'm sure Oakleys realise something was wrong with the Engine as they were just as suprised to find little oil left as I was!

 

[Evo Stuart]

I trust my service guy, he's not a Mitsi garage but biulds and runs rally cars so yes I think he put oil in! From now on I'm with you Stuart, more regular checking, just in case. I'm sure Oakleys realise something was wrong with the Engine as they were just as suprised to find little oil left as I was!

Could be any number of reasons, but for all the time it takes to check the oil level, it's worth preventing these problems later.

 

[Dmac1969]

Thats funny , after my big service last year at my local dealer , I just happened to check the oil (after approx 1 week) and found not a lick on the dipstick , so had to go to Halfords and put 2 (yes 2!) Litres of Castrol RS fully synth in it to fill it to the max mark....now my bill said I had been charged for the correct amount of oil (GTX Magnatec semi-synth...yuck) so either someone at the garage made a **** up with filling it up or my car had burnt/leaked 2 ltrs of oil in 8 days??? Moral of this story...check your oil (and , incidentally your tyre pressures too) every week , I have no warranty on my old Evo II , and a new engine is a bit out of my price range.....