Slight problem during oil change, what to do next?

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by Fintro11

Waiting for his reply and some pictures

If I did that, told everyone, then started it and blew it up Id go into hiding 🙄

[peterbrown77]

1) Pull the fuel pump fuse
2) Crank for 30 seconds to build pressure
3) Replace fuse
4) Start engine and cross fingers....

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by peterbrown77

1) Pull the fuel pump fuse
2) Crank for 30 seconds to build pressure
3) Replace fuse
4) Start engine and cross fingers....

Uh.. You better make #1 Put oil in it. 🙄

[chubert]

To give you a little hope I did this years ago with a car as well. I couldn't reach the oil filler while the car was on the ramps so I just hopped in and drove it off with no oil. Probably ran for 5-8 sec with no oil. Boy did I feel silly once I realized what I just did.

I did not have the internet to turn to or a Durametric to tell me what has failed so I just filled it with oil and drove it as normal for the next several years. There were no apparent consequences. I can't remember what car it was, Maybe a Mustang 5.0

Anyway good luck, but my money is on the engine being fine.

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by chubert

To give you a little hope I did this years ago with a car as well. I couldn't reach the oil filler while the car was on the ramps so I just hopped in and drove it off with no oil. Probably ran for 5-8 sec with no oil. Boy did I feel silly once I realized what I just did.

I did not have the internet to turn to or a Durametric to tell me what has failed so I just filled it with oil and drove it as normal for the next several years. There were no apparent consequences. I can't remember what car it was, Maybe a Mustang 5.0

Anyway good luck, but my money is on the engine being fine.

Unfortunately there is a lot of difference in that engine and his. I used to run a dealership and during Cash for Clunkers we were required by law to blow up the engines on the trade ins. We drained the oil, added "engine blower" for lack of knowing what the government supplied. All the import high tech engines blew within 60 seconds. The Ford big old V8s ran for an hour before they even started to knock. Several never blew up even after running for hours. Some we drained the coolant and they still wouldn't lock, Got really noisy but would not blow.
One of the mechanics told me that the imports were build to higher tolerances?

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by JBauer

One of the mechanics told me that the imports were build to higher tolerances?

All about assembly's rigidity. See it like Alusil blocks (Porsche?) vs steel casting blocks

I've once been told to avoid hot spots on AL (e.g. no oil/rotary,1000rpm loll). AL normally twist as a result. And screw up main bearings and other stuff.... like gears

[jakeru]

Originally Posted by JBauer

... We drained the oil, added "engine blower" for lack of knowing what the government supplied. ...

Sodium silicate. Also known as "liquid glass". Used in some coolants, and in many of the "stop leak in a bottle" type products.

That's interesting about the dramatically different engine running times before seizure.

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by jakeru

Sodium silicate. Also known as "liquid glass". Used in some coolants, and in many of the "stop leak in a bottle" type products.

That's interesting about the dramatically different engine running times before seizure.

Yep that's it. It was actually fun blowing those cars. We probably went through 150 cars.