As you can tell by my history of question my vehicle likes to test me, LOL! That's okay, I am trying to do my best to do the work myself, because I really can't afford mechanics and I don't know who is and who isn't reputable where I am. I have a few questions, first one isn't too big though.
So, I got my battery charged and tested yesterday. They tested it before it was charged, and it said good battery, after they charged it, it says reolace and is down about 50 CCA from what I should have minimum of 600 CCA. Is there any room for error on those high tech machines? Is it normal to get a good, then replace reading after charging? Should I trust that? Thank you.
So, secondly and more majorly - they told me I need a new battery but this on will be good for a few miles. I haven't given the vehicle a good ride in a few days so I went to take it for a spin about 1:00 AM last night, LOL. About 5 miles down away, it jerked heavily, check engine light, oil light, and stalled. I pulled over, turned it off, checked under the hood. The only thing visually, is that there's something strange going on with the oil. Ill attach two images to show what is going on in my oil and I've never seen this before, I know it isn't normal but I don't know what it is or how to fix it.
My dipstick was reading full, but my car wouldn't start after shutting it off and it looked very strange and dry down in there, so I added a good bit. Given that it said it was full, I didn't want to flood, so I eyeballed the amount. After that, luckily I was able to get the car started, and whipped around and drove straight home. It was a little rough ride, for sure. My check engine codes are 0339, and 0344. Crankshaft, and camshaft. I already had the crankshaft code thrown at me a few weeks ago, so I already purchased that. I still have to replace it but the code went away after replacing ignition coil so I didn't feel urgency. I am going to order a camshaft sensor, and replace both of them.
I read online that stalling with the 0344, is usually a symptom of a faulty wire. Now, that worries me because I am not an electrical genius! I can undo a few sensors, and replace them, but what if the issue is electrical? How can I diagnose that?
Could the 0344 and 0339 sensors be related to the oil problem? Also I use the correct oil for my truck, and I use Lucas additive because without it my truck burns through the oil.
In the video I am attaching of the oil, that was taken literally as soon as I broke down, and before I added oil. As you can see on the cap, and down in there, shades of white and brown. That is new and clearly not good. It's never been like that, always black and no residue. If you notice I also struggled to get that piece under the cap out more than usual, almost like it melted in there, got a little too hot maybe? So after I added the oil and was able to drive home, the oil light didn't come back on. What could be going on?
For info on what I use as oil, I am currently using Quaker
Sorry for this loaded question, you guys are genuinely my life savers. Thank you so much, have a great day
Edit: For some reason my videos always cut off when I view them, I don't know if you see them cut off or not. When Google drive processes the video, I will put up a public link to view it. Sorry for technical difficulties
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