How to toast and engine in one easy step!

[unity]

Step one: Drive it like its mean to be driven!

Thats all I did. I peaked at about 6k RPM. Fortunately seconds later I pulled into a McDonalds drive-thru. I noticed the slight smell of oil followed by a little blue smoke from the underside. Since it does not leak oil, I found it VERY odd. I proceeded through the drive-thru noticing pools of something behind me. Could it be from me? Another car? Oil? Water? As soon as I got the food I pulled into a parking spot.

Yes it was from me and yes it was oil. The oil pressure switch ruptured. No light, no warning. The oil flowed out so fast that it was a steady stream from block to ground in several "waterfall" locations.

I lost less than two quarts. But if I had not decided to get food and continue home, I would have lost a lot more!

A new NON-DURACRAP switch is going in. The switch that was in there went in with the engine. That means it lasted about 20k.

I think I may locate and OEM switch to be safe even though I picked up a Sorenson already.

This was a close call!

 

[mespock]

You know that McDonalds will get you everytime

Hey.. maybe you can sue McDonalds...

 

[billcu]

Glad to hear that you stopped the engine before it did any damage.

Did the low oil level warning or idiot light come on?

That's one thing I like about these cars, the visible and audible warnings that can prevent serious damage. Too bad the charging system warnings aren't as good as the oil warnings.

 

[vr4]

reason # 1342453265.1 v2 to use motorcraft.



glad you caught it.

 

[Markviiiedrea]

followed by a little blue smoke from the underside. Since it does not leak oil, I found it VERY odd.

just tell every one its your new foger kit!

 

[unity]

Well its fixed. No there was no oil pressure light and since I lost less than 3 quarts, no oil level warning on the message center either.

I am not sure how it broke. It looks fine, but oil was certainly coming out of it. Put a new one in and I am all good. Now I have to de-oil everything!!!! Its ALL over. Kinda pissed, my pretty high-gloss red engine mounts look horrible! Its even all the way back on the trans pan!

 

[Markviiiedrea]

See if you can get it on a lift and steam clean it.

 

[unity]

I thought about that. But Grease Lightening works fast and really well. ALso it does not make the aluminum fog up at all. I use it to clean the top of the engine. Love the stuff and its CHEAP.

 

[ris4mis]

I wonder . .

wonder if you were really out of oil if it would work to jury rig a plug and asking McDonalds for some of their deep fry oil that they're tossing anyway.

 

[ris4mis]

Nearly toasted my 1995 Mark VIII (182K miles) - on the way to a court date - can't be late - had a stuck thermostat and the temp got hotter and hotter. pegged the gauge and 1 block short of the courthouse car stalled at the stop light. on green got it started again and tap tap tap surged into a parking spot. Couple hours later unwisely drove it home unfixed. this site helped a lot and car is OK now. I'll post more later and in a different thread - one about valve cover gasket replacement : (