Originally Posted by Dorian7

Ok so my engine is making a weird knocking noise. The other day I found out that I had a pretty bad head gasket leak, Oil was EVERYWHERE it was almost literally running down the side of the engine. The guy at the gas station told me my oil was low and pointed out this problem. I have recently become an environmental activist so I don't like using oil and gas and stuff unless i HAVE to. Pluse I had a friend tell me that the only reason that they tell you to use motor oil in your engine is because the government wants to make money off the taxes. So anyways after the guy told me that I needed to get more oil I figured I could make it a little bit further, I just chewed up some chewing gum and put it around the gasket for a quick fix. I was on my way to the local organic grocery store. When I got there I found some stuff that said "synthetic had lotion" and so, just like any other logical human being I figured that lotion lubricates your hands just as good as oil so it should be just fine in the engine, right? Pulse it is synthetic, so it's the good stuff. well since I filled the engine with lotion the car started making really weird noises. I don't get it tho, is the problem something else and it was just coincidence?