 Soooo....how long can an engine run at 0 oil pressure..., ...without damage |
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| tornik550 |
 Jul 18 2013, 07:23 PM
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I was driving along today (about 40mph) and I looked in the rear view mirror and saw smoke. I immediately looked at the oil pressure gauge and right when I looked down, I saw the oil pressure gauge go to 0. It was not safe for me to turn off the engine and stop, I drove it at low rpm for about 1 minute until I could get in safe area. Everything was running fine when I shut down the engine. The head temps were normal. I have not started the engine since.
It turns out that one of the lines for my external oil cooler tore. I was able to get the car home on a friends trailer. I had fresh oil in the engine when the line tore. What are the chances that I majorly screwed up my engine? How can I find out if I did? |
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| GeorgeRud |
Jul 18 2013, 08:17 PM
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If I remember correctly, there was a commercial featuring Al Unser Sr for some sort of snake oil where they pulled the drain plug on an engine, and ran it around the track for quite some time with no oil. I imagine as long as there's an oil film on the surfaces, it can live. However, it can't be doing anything good to the engine internals.
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tornik550 Soooo....how long can an engine run at 0 oil pressure... Jul 18 2013, 07:23 PM
kg6dxn
Until it seizes... :(
I had a similar occasion ... Jul 18 2013, 07:39 PM McMark Figure out the problem and then act like nothing h... Jul 18 2013, 07:45 PM
DBCooper
Figure out the problem and then act like nothing ... Jul 18 2013, 08:38 PM kerensky A popular pastime at VW meets is to drain all the ... Jul 18 2013, 07:47 PM DBCooper True, but sometimes they also blow in ten minutes,... Jul 18 2013, 07:52 PM bulitt You may have crystallized your rings. Have someon... Jul 18 2013, 08:00 PM Evil914
If I remember correctly, there was a commercial f... Jul 19 2013, 10:22 AM rick 918-S Add oil, leave the old filter in place, start the ... Jul 18 2013, 08:39 PM DBCooper Except for Rick's advice, even better. Jul 18 2013, 08:43 PM rgalla9146
Except for Rick's advice, even better.
Uh, ... Jul 18 2013, 09:47 PM Matt Romanowski With no load on the bearings, they need very littl... Jul 19 2013, 06:20 AM Rockaria I say fix it, fill it and drive it like you stole ... Jul 19 2013, 08:31 AM Racer Chris
It turns out that one of the lines for my externa... Jul 19 2013, 08:42 AM chads74 When I had my first 914 back in high school I had... Jul 19 2013, 08:47 AM NORD I would put the oil in and run it. Then do as Rick... Jul 19 2013, 08:49 AM DBCooper I'm impressed you guys can drive around with n... Jul 20 2013, 10:03 PM jd74914 Will checking for metal in the oil change your fin... Jul 21 2013, 08:18 AM tornik550 I went back to the scene and looked at the oil sli... Jul 21 2013, 09:26 AM tornik550 Since oil was sprayed just about everywhere- what ... Jul 21 2013, 07:47 PM CMONNETT brake cleaner. Jul 21 2013, 07:51 PM NORD Windex and a roll of paper towels. That's how ... Jul 21 2013, 11:09 PM tracks914 in the north, we just call that under coating/rust... Jul 22 2013, 06:41 AM |
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