That would be it. But I hate to make you worry/panic before you know for sure.

 

Alright well at least its good to know a possible thing as to what could be wrong with the engine and sit here stumped with no clue whatsoever... otter you're awesome!

Well what stumps me now is... I had to push my car into my garage from the driveway and saw a nice long streak of oil running down the driveway... I sealed up the hole with the bolt... With all that oil on my driveway that came out of the car it still surprised me that I still had a good amount of oil on my dipstick when i checked oil level...

Is there another area that i need to check a level for?

 

Nope, just the oil pan. Just check for another leak source, though I can't imagine where another one would be.

 

Does anyone else have any opinions on this? Just want something else to check just in case otter's idea doesn't start my car

 

Well, if what I'm thinking is true, you're car's not gonna start Have you yanked the starter yet?

 

I haven't yet... waiting for my friend to drop in so we can get a tester to check my starter... he's more savvy with cars then I am... not touching the car on my own for a while

What other thoughts are you having otter?

 

Don't need a tester for the starter. Your starter is working, you can hear it. You just need to pull it and inspect the teeth. My fear is that something in your engine seized due to oil starvation.

 

what is the most likely object that seized and whats the cost of replacing something like that?

 

Raikiri,

How long did you run the engine for before you noticed the oil leak? Did it quit starting right after you replaced the bolt or before?

 

it ran and started like 4 times within 3 hours... i didnt notice until i couldn't figure out why my engine kept smoking which was the headers reacting with the oil... it quit starting after replaced the bolt

to test the crankshaft do i remove my wheel and look at that the place where i installed my RRM pulley?

 

You don't want to know. ;P If something in the engine seized, you're looking at a rebuild. Whether it be a main bearing, piston, or something else.

Yup. You'll see a 1/2" square in the center. Stick the breaker bar in there and try (without too much force, it shouldn't be very hard) to turn it clockwise.

 

great.... i'm so screwed then if that's the case... a complete rebuild is in the thousands right?

 

Alright so I just had some guys take a look at the car and they don't think it's the starter because its still turning the engine... but what they found was that I had my timing belt's teeth stripped somehow... so I have to get it towed to their shop tomorrow so they can put a new belt on and see if there's any internal engine problems in there

the crankshaft turns fine apparently because when taking a look at things and turning the key the wheels and belts all turn its just that my camshaft isnt turning (ie probably the timing belt missing teeth and not catching)

 

well in that case i would say your valves are now toast. if the timing belt stripped and stopped the camshaft from spinning, in turn keeping the valves in which ever position, your pistons could of potentially damaged the valves, in turn damaging the pistons creating metal, in turn damaging the cylinder wall, in which case you'd be looking at an overhaul.

 

btw, i suppose the pistons would still move with damaged valves... but.. the video sounds like the starter isnt engaging the flywheel though. be interested to know what they found.