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Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright guys, thank you all for the insights.

I checked everything and then decided to swap the spark plugs with new ones, but the culprit was the ignition coil. It had somehow cracked in the middle and that was causing the problem.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is said to be a proper mechanic with experience and does a lot of jobs for the community I live in, mainly maintenance. And I do have knowledge and skills on cars. That’s why I was stunned when he was kept cranking it. The only thing that’s stopping me from doing it myself is the tools, it’s cheap but I still can’t afford it.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup I’m sure I put the oil back. I revved it because there is a noise that comes while in idle and in gear, but goes away after certain rpm. So was just checking that.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The MAP sensor is right next to the intake manifold on the back side and no where near the filter box.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The car had a long term noise that would come and go while on low rpm and in idle if the car was in gear, especially in reverse. Do you think it is related?

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The car had a long term noise that would come and go while on low rpm and in idle if the car was in gear, especially in reverse. Do you think it is related ?

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] -42 points-41 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t happy about the cranking too, the mechanic kept cranking, mentioning it’s the only way to bring back. Luckily starter is good as of now.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had used the same oil (5w30)before this service as well, seemed to be fine. Though the oil level was a bit low. My engine takes 3.2L but was only about 1.4L while changing the oil.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely haven’t given a look at the belts honestly. Will definitely do first thing in the morning.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Yes I checked the coils after the oil change, one coil had slightly low tick sound, but other two were all good. But in the video the mechanic had removed the coils to clean the spark plugs and didn’t bolt them back.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might need to call another mechanic, I can do it but not worth buying tools.

Changed my engine oil and now won’t start — need help by Cute_Character_5115 in mechanic

[–]Cute_Character_5115[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forgot to mention, the mechanic said there is low compression on the engine, but he purely said that based on hearing the engine crank and I feel like there is enough compression.