i am loosing power on my car it feels really sluggish AND THE CAR REALLY STRUGGLES UP HILLS it seems like i am loosing all the power there is no oil in the oils dipstick nor is there any gunk inside the oil cap can you suggest what it is

DARREN LAMBERT, May 2005

if theres no oil on the dipstick you better put some oil in pretty quick. you may be to late, sounds like maybe a piston ring or four is gone, that would explain both the lost power (no compression) and no oil (all the oil got burnt by getting into the cylinders).

steve, May 2005