Well it started yesturday, I have driven the car for about 3 hours around and some knocking sound came from under the hood, it starting knocking around 2500 rmps. My Gf said that the engine may be out of oil, so I stopped by Autozone, checked the engine oil stick, no oil registered, so I bought oil for the engine. When I put some, the engine stopped knocking, But today, when i was driving to work when the engine reached around 4500rpm's starts knocking again.Did the engine has any kind of damage inside because I was driving it without oil?
2007-07-02 09:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by lil_salvarican 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
By driving low on oil, you most likely damaged a rod or main bearing. With a 17 year old car, your best bet is to find a junkyard engine and have the motor changed, or depending on the condition of the car, you may be better off getting a different car!!
2007-07-02 09:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very likely that you have caused some damage to the engine. If you want to make it last a little while longer keep a watch on the oil level. Change the oil and filter now and switch to a little higher viscocity oil. You have damaged the bearings in the engine and the tolerances between the crank and piston rod is larger now, by using a higher viscocity oilyou can eliminate the knocking but change the oil and filter NOW. and use a higher viscous oil. If you are using a 5w30 switsch to a 10w30. In the worste case you can change to a 20w50 the car is using oil it must be checked very often or you will be walking before long. Best of luck to you.
2007-07-02 09:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by Big Deall 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say 100% chance you have caused significant damage to your engine, knocking of that sort is caused by excessive clearances between parts that are normally lubricated. Bearings are made from a soft lead like material and don't last long without oil. Be advised that with that kind of damage your engine may seize up without warning, punch a rod through the block or worse.
2007-07-02 09:15:41 · answer #3 · answered by ADB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No the engine's are way different. the civic will have a 1.5 single cam duelport injection 16v or a 1.6 single cam multiport if it's an si. The accord has like a 2.0 or 2.2 12v engine. They are to different.
2016-05-21 03:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may have been some damage from low oil, however you may still have had 2 quarts of oil in it. Usually if it doesnt show on the oil stick it is 2 quarts or more too low--depends on how low it was.
2007-07-02 09:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is very possible that the crankshaft bearings and the connecting rod bearings were damaged from running with no oil.
2007-07-02 09:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by Ron B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Time to sell it and move on :(
2007-07-02 09:06:23 · answer #7 · answered by J B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋