Blew my V8 350 engine today - I never checked both sides of dipstick...

[Marty Champions]

blew my v8 350 engine today

all my life i just would check oil and look on one side of the stick

i even checked couple weeks ago , and on the side of dipstick it said add or fill , the oil line looked about right
but wen i looked today it was good on one side and no sign of oil on the other
so i was foolin my self all these years

thought i would post this so others dont get fooled like me

worst fuckup of my life today, i never checked both sides of dipstick...

[Simple Simon]

only a dipstick doesnt check his dipstick...

[Ron]

And no warning lights?

[Marty Champions]

only a dipstick doesnt check his dipstick...

i did just not the flipside of it

[LittleJ]

blew my v8 350 engine today

all my life i just would check oil and look on one side of the stick

i even checked couple weeks ago , and on the side of dipstick it said add or fill , the oil line looked about right
but wen i looked today it was good on one side and no sign of oil on the other
so i was foolin my self all these years

thought i would post this so others dont get fooled like me

worst fuckup of my life today, i never checked both sides of dipstick...

lol

[Marty Champions]

And no warning lights?

yep not till ill stalled out till it blew then heard the crazy hard pounding like a kid bouncing a basketball on my hood worst day ever lesson learned hard way

[tres_taco_combo]

blew my v8 350 engine today

all my life i just would check oil and look on one side of the stick

i even checked couple weeks ago , and on the side of dipstick it said add or fill , the oil line looked about right
but wen i looked today it was good on one side and no sign of oil on the other
so i was foolin my self all these years

thought i would post this so others dont get fooled like me

worst fuckup of my life today, i never checked both sides of dipstick...

what type of car? miles on car? last oil service? mods

i need more details

[Irongrip400]

And no warning lights?

Me thinks Falcon isn't the type of guy that drives anything new enough to have a warning light.

[Marty Champions]

what type of car? miles on car? last oil service? mods

i need more details

1987 chevy surban i was goin to change the oil yesterday tires are brand new muffler new transmission has about 8k miles on it so like new i wanna die

[chaos]

blew my v8 350 engine today

all my life i just would check oil and look on one side of the stick

i even checked couple weeks ago , and on the side of dipstick it said add or fill , the oil line looked about right
but wen i looked today it was good on one side and no sign of oil on the other
so i was foolin my self all these years

thought i would post this so others dont get fooled like me

worst fuckup of my life today, i never checked both sides of dipstick...

So many questions...I'll just call you.

[SF1900]

Should have fed the tank grass clippings with sea salt.

[tres_taco_combo]

1987 chevy surban i was goin to change the oil yesterday tires are brand new muffler new transmission has about 8k miles on it so like new i wanna die

get a rear wheel drive Chevy Astro Van

[Marty Champions]

get a rear wheel drive Chevy Astro Van

i may get a shortblock and use parts from my current engine to save some money but im waiting to get n estimate id hate to pay north of 3k but maybe have too or..

ive look on craigs list and looked at some 2002 suburban nice but from mexicans who may have turned the odometer back only 140k miles for 3800$

another 03 suburban  1 owner 250k miles for 4500$

[Marty Champions]

Should have fed the tank grass clippings with sea salt.

i shouldve fed it your time you seem to have plenty of it

[HTexan]

Did you change the oil yourself? Some shops “ forget”  to put oil back in or do other stupid shit.
 run a few quarts through the engine and check for leaks.

[Marty Champions]

Did you change the oil yourself? Some shops “ forget”  to put oil back in or do other stupid shit.
 run a few quarts through the engine and check for leaks.

i change it myself and the leak was from a loose hose

[chaos]

i shouldve fed it your time you seem to have plenty of it

Brutal

[stuntmovie]

I' a dip-shit when it comes to dip-sticks .... so I gotta ask this question....

Why does the oil NOT show on or adhere to each side of a dip-stick?

When I put my finger in a glass of beer for instance, when I remove it I can see  that my finger is wet on all sides of it.

Do things work differently in the automotive world?

PS... I have a ten year old Toyota and have never opened the hood to check for anything because a qualified Toyota mechanic checks whatever is under there every three months.

Yesterday I discovered I could lift that hood myself and saw  my engine for the first time..

A  whole new world of discover.

As you can see I have absolutely no interest in automobiles as long as it gets where I want to get to without breaking down along the way.

And I am an AAA member. They do good things when my car stops running correctly or if I get a flat on the outside-side of my tire

[Irongrip400]

i may get a shortblock and use parts from my current engine to save some money but im waiting to get n estimate id hate to pay north of 3k but maybe have too or..

ive look on craigs list and looked at some 2002 suburban nice but from mexicans who may have turned the odometer back only 140k miles for 3800$

another 03 suburban  1 owner 250k miles for 4500$

Something like a 350, I'd figure you could get an entire long block from Pep Boys for less than $1,500. Shit, I know  it's been 15 years, but when I was in high school they sold 302 motors for $800.

[ProudVirgin69]

i shouldve fed it your time you seem to have plenty of it

Lmao savage

[Ropo]

blew my v8 350 engine today

all my life i just would check oil and look on one side of the stick

i even checked couple weeks ago , and on the side of dipstick it said add or fill , the oil line looked about right
but wen i looked today it was good on one side and no sign of oil on the other
so i was foolin my self all these years

thought i would post this so others dont get fooled like me

worst fuckup of my life today, i never checked both sides of dipstick...

So what you are saying is that while you are bored the shit out from the people here by talking an endless stream of bullshit about electronics and nutrition, are you too stupid to understand how your car's dipstick works? Well, that tells everything about you, isn't it? Why don't you try this: Less drugs an alcohol, more meditation in silence? That way you don't make a fool of yourself in daily basis 

[JAGO]

Based on the thread title, I thought you picked up a guy nicknamed "350 Engine" the night before.

J

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]

LS swap it and put twin chinese knockoff GT40s on it.

[Dave D]

Cool story bro.....



Except for the fact that if you regularly  changed your own oil you would know if you were consistently burning through an extra quart or two.

And that's not even taking into consideration that the ticking sound coming from your motor would be SO LOUD upon just starting it you would know instantly something was wrong, no matter what the dipstick said.

So what really happened?

[dj181]

^^^ welcome back chief