Hello. Im having problems with my Contour i was wondering if i could get some suggestions. Ok so i was driving and my check engine light came on. Not even 30 seconds later my car seemed to power down and the power steering went. Then as i was turning off the main road because it powered down my oil light came on. I got out checked my oil and nothing was there. So i got some oil through it in and it started up with no problem. Oil light went off. Check engine was still on. I drove her home.
The next day started her up drove the same amount of distance and she did the same thing. Powered down. Almost like a battery failure or something. Oil light came on again. Checked the oil, nothing was there yet again. Ended up getting her towed to a local brake shop so they could give it a quick look and hoist it up. Got back to me and said i have a hole in the oil pan and maybe my engine froze up. I live in Michigan by the way and the temps were around -5 F when this happened. When i try to turn the car over now all that happens is the lights on the dash flicker. Any suggestions? I really want to avoid taking it the dealer route cuz it will cost me an arm and a leg.
Thanks in advance. If you need more info let me know.
- Mike
metalmikey@wowway.com
The next day started her up drove the same amount of distance and she did the same thing. Powered down. Almost like a battery failure or something. Oil light came on again. Checked the oil, nothing was there yet again. Ended up getting her towed to a local brake shop so they could give it a quick look and hoist it up. Got back to me and said i have a hole in the oil pan and maybe my engine froze up. I live in Michigan by the way and the temps were around -5 F when this happened. When i try to turn the car over now all that happens is the lights on the dash flicker. Any suggestions? I really want to avoid taking it the dealer route cuz it will cost me an arm and a leg.
Thanks in advance. If you need more info let me know.
- Mike
metalmikey@wowway.com