WORST DAY!!!! Possible engine blown???!!!!

bloodo · 05-08-2011, 04:52 PM

Your engine threw a rod do to lack of oil. I am pretty sure something went wrong during an oil change (over tighten the filter that could crack the ruber seal, loose filter, etc). Over time those described gave out and car starts loosing oil at a fast rate. Good thing is that you got the service done at the dealer; so they should be covering for it, not in a warrantee kind of way.

I had this happened to me before on my dd. It was too cold to do my own oil (winter) change so i took it to the shop to get it done. After weeks of driving and noticing a tiny droplets of oil, my engine threw a rod on the highway. I parked and looked underneath and saw the oil pouring out like a faucet. Took it to the mechanic and they show me the filter rubber seal was snapped in two. So good luck in getting it fixed.

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05-08-2011, 04:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
bloodo Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 93 Drives: . Rep Power: 16	Your engine threw a rod do to lack of oil. I am pretty sure something went wrong during an oil change (over tighten the filter that could crack the ruber seal, loose filter, etc). Over time those described gave out and car starts loosing oil at a fast rate. Good thing is that you got the service done at the dealer; so they should be covering for it, not in a warrantee kind of way. I had this happened to me before on my dd. It was too cold to do my own oil (winter) change so i took it to the shop to get it done. After weeks of driving and noticing a tiny droplets of oil, my engine threw a rod on the highway. I parked and looked underneath and saw the oil pouring out like a faucet. Took it to the mechanic and they show me the filter rubber seal was snapped in two. So good luck in getting it fixed.