Can this really happen?...Belt snap, and then dead engine?...

[Boxtaboy]

I just reminded my wife to immediately pull over and shut down the car if she sees those warning lights.

[njbray]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

I just reminded my wife to immediately pull over and shut down the car if she sees those warning lights.

Good luck with that! I usually get "oh by the way there has been a little red light on the car dash for the last few days!"

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by njbray

Good luck with that! I usually get "oh by the way there has been a little red light on the car dash for the last few days!"

I'm being hopeful!

[BoxsterSteve]

Originally Posted by njbray

Good luck with that! I usually get "oh by the way there has been a little red light on the car dash for the last few days!"

I got a call from the road from my wife saying the check engine light was on steadily.
I figured no biggie, I'll check it out when I can.
Turns out it was the little red oil can.
By the time I checked the car over, she'd been driving down 3 quarts of oil for four days.
Surprisingly it still ran, but it had torn the rings to hell and had next to no compression.
An expensive lesson in the colour of dashboard warning lights