Engine Seizure Help

anewman

Once the oil is gone the bearings and moving parts melt and seize as they are no longer lubricated or able to distribute heat. This would not affect the coolant temperature in any way as coolant only flows through the cylinder block, not the moving parts. In most cars, when the oil level is bad enough to have made the oil light come on, engine damage of some description is already likely, and oil light definitely means pull over and turn off engine, then preferably hot foot it to the nearest garage for a can of oil or wait for breakdown.

Brooker_Dave

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Oil light comes on

That just means the oil is low, and needs topping up, no need to stop immediatly.

If the oil preasure light comes on you're in more trouble...

harveybobbles

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

That just means the oil is low, and needs topping up, no need to stop immediatly.

If the oil preasure light comes on you're in more trouble...

Read the first 21 words of the original post...

vaio

Well, assuming the sump plug came out followed by the oil it does seem an extreme coincidence that the plug has been nice and tight and leak free since the last service and then falls out the day after it’s been with the garage.

What might have happened is spotty apprentice in charge of oil changes starts to loosen sump plug, boss spots him and shouts “leave that, it’s got a diagnostic light on”, spotty one does leave it and then nobody thinks to check the plug is tight before it gets handed back to luckless punter.

Hard (if not impossible) to prove unless the garage hold their hands up

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

That just means the oil is low, and needs topping up, no need to stop immediatly.

If the oil preasure light comes on you're in more trouble...

Remind me never to buy a car from you...

goldspanners

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

That just means the oil is low, and needs topping up, no need to stop immediatly.

If the oil preasure light comes on you're in more trouble...

if the oil light comes on then the oil is dangerously low as the evidence in the original post shows us.

anyone know what a sump cable is?

Mr_Mister

vaio wrote: »

Well, assuming the sump plug came out followed by the oil it does seem an extreme coincidence that the plug has been nice and tight and leak free since the last service and then falls out the day after it’s been with the garage.

What might have happened is spotty apprentice in charge of oil changes starts to loosen sump plug, boss spots him and shouts “leave that, it’s got a diagnostic light on”, spotty one does leave it and then nobody thinks to check the plug is tight before it gets handed back to luckless punter.

Hard (if not impossible) to prove unless the garage hold their hands up

Yes this is what i think has happened. The garage will most likely deny this but i'll let everyone know tomorrow.
Thanks all.

goldspanners

the best bet is to try and get a second hand engine,you should get a 1.6 zetec for around £300-£400,i think you could get a reconditioned unit for around £700.

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

if the oil light comes on then the oil is dangerously low as the evidence in the original post shows us.

anyone know what a sump cable is?

Is it a new way to receive motoring programmes on TV instead of satellite?

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

Is it a new way to receive motoring programmes on TV instead of satellite?

is that how you get the dirty channels?