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Old 03-11-2013, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ROLLGUY View Post
The first fix after the car was towed back to the owners (Brad) house, was to change the oil pan. Post # 13 was AFTER the oil pan was replaced.
Sorry, missed that. It's hard to keep track of chronology of events. Do you still have the oil pan and the crushed rubber piece on the bottom? Take a closer look at those parts and see if it could have caused oil starvation.

WHunter says the car was going 70 mph for a mile before it stalled. Is that true? Wouldn't running with low or no oil pressure for that long at high rpm cause more than one "spun bearing".

I don't suppose Brad looked at the oil pressure gauge after the impact? Maybe worth asking him.

Also ask him when the engine did not re-start after it stalled, whether the engine turned laboriously or did not turn at all. This may indicate the severity of the seizure at the time.
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