Oil and Coolant Leak, Serpentine Belt fell off

[sh0rtlife]

the fact your using a "drive thru" oil change place is terrifying..what they used shouldnt even be clasifyed as oil be it conventional or synth....they get the cheepest garbbage they can by the 55gal drum.......

waiting too long wouldnt have cause this, however 170k could be looking at various bad seals..at the very least likely a valvecover gasket

synthetic is better on your gaskets and seals in the "long run" while conventional is better on them in the "short term", id highly reccomend you run valvoline high milage be it synth or conventional

seeing coolant tho i suspect youve got a waterpump on its way out

[lightdisc2]

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

the fact your using a "drive thru" oil change place is terrifying..what they used shouldnt even be clasifyed as oil be it conventional or synth....they get the cheepest garbbage they can by the 55gal drum.......

waiting too long wouldnt have cause this, however 170k could be looking at various bad seals..at the very least likely a valvecover gasket

synthetic is better on your gaskets and seals in the "long run" while conventional is better on them in the "short term", id highly reccomend you run valvoline high milage be it synth or conventional

seeing coolant tho i suspect youve got a waterpump on its way out

I don't always do the drive thru ones, only do sometimes when I need an oil change quickly and because of low income. But yeah I won't go back to one again with this car. Will make sure the water pump gets looked at, too. But couldn't the coolant just be from driving without a serpentine belt? Thanks.