# Worth fixing? 1998 Chevrolet Prizm engine died **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** prizm, chevrolet\ **Created:** [October 3, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-fixing-1998-chevrolet-prizm-engine-died/126126 "2018-10-03T05:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SushilThomasYesupriya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SushilThomasYesupriya](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SushilThomasYesupriya)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-fixing-1998-chevrolet-prizm-engine-died/126126/1 "2018-10-03T05:27:11Z")
Engine died as a result of oil leak. Is this car worth fixing? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-fixing-1998-chevrolet-prizm-engine-died/126126/2 "2018-10-03T06:22:02Z")
Absolutely not! ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-fixing-1998-chevrolet-prizm-engine-died/126126/3 "2018-10-03T11:24:48Z")
That’s a pretty durable car, but apparently neglected. An oil leak doesn’t ruin an engine unless allowed to go on for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-fixing-1998-chevrolet-prizm-engine-died/126126/4 "2018-10-03T11:44:27Z")
These cars tend to burn oil. Mine consumes a quart every 500 miles. It’s easy to forget to check it. Other than that, I am waiting for something major to break so I can get rid of it. I may be waiting a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-fixing-1998-chevrolet-prizm-engine-died/126126/5 "2018-10-03T16:05:29Z")
If you ignored the leak and did not check the oil, you could have run the oil so low that there was none to lubricate the engine. If that is the case, this vehicle is junk as the bearings have already been damaged beyond any simple fix.!!! Yosemite