Jaimec
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Ok, I fear the worst, but here goes.
I put some seafoam in the wife's 98 5.0 4wd Ex with the intention of driving it for a bit and changing the oil. Problem was, life got in the way, and I haven't had a chance to change the oil.
Today, she was driving up a long, brutal hill, when the she said the oil pressure gauge started jumping around. Then it hit zero, and the engine started to knock. She had her 9yo grand daughter and our dog in the car, so decided not to pull over on the side of the highway. Instead, she drove it for about 2 miles!!!
Towed it home and checked the oil, which is fine. Smells and looks ok, but it's synthetic, so that doesn't tell me much. Turned the ignition on. Zero oil pressure. Turned it over for a second and yes, it's knocking
I know it is foolish to be this optimistic, but I'm hoping that some gunk in the engine worked loose and plugged either the pump or the pan itself. My hope is that I can clean it and the motor is not fried.
I read on another post that draining the oil and putting diesel in and letting it sit to loosen the crud may help. If so, how much do I add? Also, do I simply put it in the oil inlet tube?
Any other ideas?
Any help would be awesome, as we are seriously broke right now, as she isn't working, and being down to one vehicle would really, really, suck. Paying for repairs or buying a new engine/vehicle are simply *not* options, either
Thank you!
Jaime
I put some seafoam in the wife's 98 5.0 4wd Ex with the intention of driving it for a bit and changing the oil. Problem was, life got in the way, and I haven't had a chance to change the oil.
Today, she was driving up a long, brutal hill, when the she said the oil pressure gauge started jumping around. Then it hit zero, and the engine started to knock. She had her 9yo grand daughter and our dog in the car, so decided not to pull over on the side of the highway. Instead, she drove it for about 2 miles!!!
Towed it home and checked the oil, which is fine. Smells and looks ok, but it's synthetic, so that doesn't tell me much. Turned the ignition on. Zero oil pressure. Turned it over for a second and yes, it's knocking
I know it is foolish to be this optimistic, but I'm hoping that some gunk in the engine worked loose and plugged either the pump or the pan itself. My hope is that I can clean it and the motor is not fried.
I read on another post that draining the oil and putting diesel in and letting it sit to loosen the crud may help. If so, how much do I add? Also, do I simply put it in the oil inlet tube?
Any other ideas?
Any help would be awesome, as we are seriously broke right now, as she isn't working, and being down to one vehicle would really, really, suck. Paying for repairs or buying a new engine/vehicle are simply *not* options, either
Thank you!
Jaime