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Yes, oil is flammable and so are its vapors. It's also not exactly great for your health to breathe in either. Might be a good idea to transfer it to the soda bottle containers as soon as you can. Doesn't your state recycle soda bottles with a deposit program? You can get a jack and jack...

Any auto parts store will have the oil pan drain plug washers. They can look them up for you as to part number, etc. Yes anyplace that does oil changes will be able to recycle the old oil for you. So are you saying you did the oil change without even jacking the car up into the air? I...

Jay, I get really riled when people get ripped off and you have been. They've lied to you and defrauded you. This is not only immoral, but illegal. I have a nasty suspicion they want you to wait so your consumer rights will expire and you have no recourse. Don't wait. The more time elapses...

What are your goals? Do you want to detail the car and make the paint glisten? What is your budget? What is a Cup Cake Meet?

Well Jay, it does sound like you got hussled. I've never had a good experience with a car salesperson, ever. They all seem to be concerned about one thing and one thing only; their commission check and not the needs of the customer. When the focus is taken off of the customer and their needs...

No, the mid-west was evacuated years ago. :D :laughing: :)

Are you only looking for a loud noise from the exhaust, or do you want fuel economy and good performance? For a four cylinder economy car engine, generally a loud exhaust from decreased back pressure will decrease fuel economy/torque/throttle response and power. A small improvement in...

Jay, I have no idea regarding the quality or not of the cruise control unit you refer to. However, if you wanted cruise control, the question begs, why didn't you just purchase a Corolla that had cruise control?

I hope you are okay and you didn't get hurt, (or worse), during repairs to the car?

Nate, guessing, it sounds like maybe some water was ingested into the engines combustion chamber's and caused damage, like maybe bent valves, cracked rings or pistons. This is especially likely with an open element air filter, which makes it very easy to ingest rain water splashed up from...

It's not stupid at all. Again, it depends on the damage. We have no way of knowing this. You posted no pictures. No need to laugh at me, really. That's very rude.

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Looks like quite a bit of petroleum oil sludge build up on the underside of that valve cover. This increases engine temperatures, which not only can decrease engine life, reduce power and fuel economy, but also dries out and cracks seals and gaskets, necessitating replacement, as you have done...

It's not a funny question at all. Trying to assist you in getting the issue resolved with a warranty claim that you might not be aware of.

Why no warranty?

Just to let you know, with states that have annual safety/emissions inspections, a vehicle will not pass inspection if any of the original equipment bulbs have been removed. A police officer can also ticket you for having a missing license plate bulb.

How many miles are on this car? All the gaskets and seals are leaking oil? Are you using petroleum oil, I'm guessing? What happened to the piston rings? Sounds like the engine has some very serious wear going on.

So, how did it go? Could you share some information on this for the benefit of everyone else in the forum?

Year/make/model? Warranty?

Looks nice. Bringing the car back from the dead! Great job! :thumbsup: