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[bojangles_8686]

I went to tires plus yesterday and they told me it all had to do with my shocks. THey said it was just coincidential that this happened on the day i changed my oil. I think they are wrong because that doesnt explain why the car idles so rough now and still is hesitant when I hit the gas. So today I am gonna take it to another shop to let them look at it.

And ive been using the same gas for a very long time.

This post has been edited by bojangles_8686: Jun 5, 2004 - 9:58 AM

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

If you put an oil additive in along with a full ammount of oil, you might have too much oil in your engine.

That could bog down your engine alot...i know my engine felt less willing to rev when i got it back from my mechanic because they put an indicator dye in my engine to see where it was leaking oil. He told me that i should probably put fresh oil in it when i got it back, and since i did it feels smother and revs smoother.

Thats not to say that its definately what the problem is, but i would check that your oil level isnt too high first, and then take it to a good mechanic to get it checked out if it isnt. If you havent had your car looked at in a while, it might be overdue for some new belts or routine maintainence that will only reduce your risks of something serious happening down the road.

[bojangles_8686]

Ive been thinking about doing that for a while actually lol. That oil additive might just be the cause but tomorrow I am getting another shop to check it out. Wish me luck

[spunky393]

you know what you should really do, just rechange the oil, and don't add anything. Just 4 nice quarts of oil, the same kind that you have had put in before (by the mechanics). And if problems keep on going, well, got me.