1997 Subaru Impreza "engine oil gone thin" Questions

...you are blowing oil out the bottom of the engine - not a good thing. Also watch for smoke coming out the tailpipe after the car is hot - don't confuse steam in the early morning's cool air with

...oil. engine is old now and well warn in, 30/50 or 20/40 will do fine. but dont use 10 or 15. oil as it is to thin sounds like head gaskit gone or cracked block try there is liquid go car shop and as ...

...engine only has about 70k miles on it.oil pressure loss seems to be sudden rather thhan gradual. I would have to say your engine is probably shot. The bearings are probably gone. It is possible, i ...

...engine oil and oil filter need changing if oil dirty contaminated with gas and antifreeze which will dilute make oil too thin causing low oil pressure causing lifter noise dirt get trapped in ...

...release spring,weak your oil pump may be starting to fail on you. once it's gone you will have no oil pressure at all and you run the risk of overheating the engine. monitor your guages

...oil, run the engine for half hour, then drain, then refill with new oil, do not use 15w/30, try using 20w40 this is a thicker oil and will possibly silence the tappet's, but if the engine has done ...

...checked by a mechanic. If normal, replace the sender. If not, the oil pump and the bottom-end bearings will need to be investigated for wear. This can be done without removing the engine in most

...engine, if it starts to creep forward check out the hydraulics. if all this ok, prob be the synchro rings internal in the gearbox Manual transmission? yeah, oil could have low for to long. If it ...

oil filler cap. you dont have heads on this motor,its a rotary engine the water seals on the engine are gone,sorry you need to rebeuild or just put a sealer it may help for a few months you might want

...oil is too thin to hot) _ heater dead, means engine coolant is mostly gone let engine cool fully, rad cap off, see rad is super low or empty, so put in 50% AF and top if all off, then run engine only ...