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Originally Posted by haromaster87
With all due respect, if I had wanted a lecture on what I should have done, I would have out right asked for one. I did what I did for my own reasons, that's honestly not what I was hear to discuss. I was hear to ask about what components I may have jeopardized, if any. In dealing with the previous cars I've owned before, I was usually told in a situation like that, as long as oil pressure doesn't go to naught, and your careful, you should be okay. It was a rather desparate situation. Thank you though for what I hope you perceived as useful input.
I was rather frustrated and not thinking clearly. In retrospect, yeah, terrific idea. Again, I made sure to at least not use oil pressure. I was always under the impression that was enough. Maybe for this engine, I was wrong.
I'm sorry if my reply seems moody, it's just been one of those months where if there was a market for these cars right now, I'd sell it. I love it to death but it's trying my patience. So to receive two replies giving me a hard time about the obvious things I could have done to not be in this situation just didn't help much.
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I was responding as much to your tone as anything. Obviously, you wanted reassurance that you didn't damage anything by knowingly driving it when lubrication was in doubt disregarding the car's warning system.
Unfortunately, we (forum members and you) don't know exactly what took place, how low oil pressure was, prior wear, measured current wear etc. It is also unlikely that we have documented measurement on the minimum oil pressure that will keep the engine healthy for a given time.
Individual engine components don't matter because IF the damage is significant, it will be less expensive to simply replace the engine with a good used one rather than change wear components like bearings. Should you decide to consider rebuild for whatever reason, you will need to take measurements at that point.
It always amazes me when people say things like "I didn't have a choice" when they explicitly made a potentially damaging choice in exchange for convenience in this case, convenience of not towing or repairing.
Or "this inanimate object is making me mad" or"it's trying my patience" as if the engine/car can try anything. Ask it to try and drive to my house. I'll fix it if it gets here (or is it hear?). Or perhaps if i hear it try to drive here, I'll fix it.
10-04-2012, 10:08 PM
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