I was driving down the road and my car jerked and just died out. I coasted into a parking lot and tried to start, no luck. I popped the hood to see what was wrong. Didn't see anything bad. So I decided to check the oil, nothing on the dipstick, not even a drop. I went and bought 4 qts of oil and put in 2. then I tried to start and it tried to start and after a few tries it started but then just died. and now it wont start at all. I am wondering if there is going to be any serious damage. I am going to change spark plugs today and see if that will work. I am no mechanic so I do not know what to do. Can anyone help?
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Mine did this not too long ago. Turned out I blew the coil up. You might want to replace the coil, distributor cap, and rotor.

 

Does anyone know if there could be any serious damage? If I really messed the
motor up I might put in a better engine or something. I have to wait and see first.
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I doubt anything was damaged. My D block burns oil kind of bad and I run low all the time. Hell, this weekend I checked my oil and nothing showed up on the dip stick so I had to do like you did and add 2 quarts.

 

I think your better off getting a new motor or rebuilding it. My motor burned oil pretty bad I forgot to check it before I went to Dallas it was about 100 miles one way. I was on my way back and the car died. It started knocking really loud then it died. It was out of oil. I put some in and it started but died right after then my battery died. I swapped in a new motor. I think your crank bearings are locking up. I doubt changing the plugs is going to work.

 

did ur oil light come on?

if not then i doubt the oil was the problem
though im sure it didnt help

check ur plugs, cap, rotor, coil

 

my oil light wasnt on just before it happened while i was driving, but it came on later and is still on. the motor sounds like it is turning over but doesnt want to start. im going to try and check out the cap, rotor, and coil today if i can find someone to help me with it. thanks

 

Remove 1 spark plug, and then connect it back to the plug wire. Lay the plug against the valve cover (preferably on one of the bolts), and have a friend try to crank the car while you watch to see if it fires. That will tell you if it's an ignition problem or not.

 

ever thought it may be the timing belt????????

 

I dont know if your having the same prob I had but this may or may not help. i had a stock dx d15 motor....always drove really low on oil...and i was driving on the high way...no oil light on, and then i heard a pop, some smoke came out, my oil light came on, and it died....I later found out that I had thrown a rod, and cracked my block. basically when the oil light comes on you are bone dry....it is something that should never happen...if it does...regardless you are already doin damage, as minimal as it may be...and it all builds up....goodluck

 

thats about the same thing that happened to mine. how can i tell if i did any real damage? i cant really tear the engine apart and look at it because i have no where to do it, and i dont think i could.
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running the car with no oil is REALLY BAD. you might be due for a rebuild or motor swap.

 

i checked to see if the car was firing and it is firing. my brother told me that it might have jumped timing. what would happen if it did? how can i find out if it jumped timing?

sorry for all the questions guys. i really dont know much about cars but i cant afford to take it to a mechanic and i dont know anyone that will help me with this.

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Going to have to check the cam/crankshaft alignment... Running it without oil, might have caused the cam shaft to seize-up enough, causing the timing belt to jump a tooth/notch or two...

Probably going to have to get a manual, in order to find the steps, on checking the above mentioned.

 

i am going to work on it saturday. i have to work tonight so no go. i will get a manual from the auto parts store and see what happens. Thanks for the help guys.

 

Another question. If there is something wrong with the head, could i replace the head. ive heard of something called mini-me swap or something. what head would i use? would it bolt up fine?
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I have talked to some people and they said that I have might burnt up my coil. How would I go about checking the coil to see if it is burnt out or not working properly?
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