Driving on motorway yesterday in my 1991 325i sport when all of a sudden the oil pressure light comes on....within minutes the car lost power and within a mile came to a complete holt. Oil levels and temp were fine.
Struggles to turn over and has a metal against metal grinding noise? stuck on road for 3 hours and had to be toed home.
Can anyone suggest whats gone wrong and what damage ive done?
Complete engine failure - help!!!??
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ClemQjeronimo
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wen did you last change the timing belt and its ancilliaries? sound similar to what happened to me a while back
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chu346
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Sounds like oil pump gone, engine f***ed.
ClemQ Why would the oil light come on if the belt broke?
ClemQ Why would the oil light come on if the belt broke?
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ClemQjeronimo
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good point well made. either way sounds like meltdown to me.
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Brianmoooore
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!!!!!!!massive wrote:....within minutes the car lost power ?
Massive - oil pressure light means STOP RIGHT NOW. INSTANTLY!! Bit difficult on a motorway, but you should have been over to the hard shoulder ASAP with the key already off.
Oil light coming on is not a good sign at any time, and the end result may not have been any different, but your engine is now what we technicaly call "totaly fu**ed". Head may be salvageable, but the rest is now an expensive door stop.
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massive
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Thought that might be the case, unable to pull over before it was too late.Brianmoooore wrote:!!!!!!!massive wrote:....within minutes the car lost power ?
Massive - oil pressure light means STOP RIGHT NOW. INSTANTLY!! Bit difficult on a motorway, but you should have been over to the hard shoulder ASAP with the key already off.
Oil light coming on is not a good sign at any time, and the end result may not have been any different, but your engine is now what we technicaly call "totaly fu**ed". Head may be salvageable, but the rest is now an expensive door stop.
Would a E36 2.8 fit in easy enough? Does anyone want some cash in hand?
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Brianmoooore
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E36 2.8 will fit in OK using off the shelf parts from various sources, with no serious machining or fabrication neccessary except for parts of the exhaust system.massive wrote:.
Would a E36 2.8 fit in easy enough? Does anyone want some cash in hand?
Whether you consider it easy depends on your definition of easy.