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[Mr Sam]

long journey a head of me so i filled up and got a can of oil but didnt bother checkin the oil......

 

half way up the M1 cruising at some speed the engine is starting to sound very 'mechanical'

 

stop at the services........oil wasnt showing on the dipstick

 

all is totally fine and A okay.....how many engines will take that abuse

[Guest M.Bird DOHC]

If it was that low would the oil light not of come on?

[MK5]

lucky escape there!!

[Messenjah]

my capper did the same i checked the oil the other day and thwere was none registwering ... topped it up ... toook 3 litres

[atomic punk]

My oil light always used to be flashing on an off it peed oil out almost as fast as I put it in

[flyingbanana]

my old engine used to piss the oil out the back has soon has i started driving.....went through alot of oil....you had a lucky escape....my sister managed to blow a big hole in side of the van engine when she had no oil in it

[v6pop]

If the oil light comes on at speed its normally to late....usually immediately followed by a knocking noise

[Guest M.Bird DOHC]

i thought all fiesta's made a funny knocking noise anyway......................

 

 

Oh sorry thats just the tappets!

[James HPE Motorsport]

Dont forget that oil light is to indicate oil pressure loss, not that you are low of oil!!!

 

Pretty darn lucky there sonny!!!

[john_3.0s]

I half ceased up a 1300 crossflow on the M27 once through lack of oil but It kept going for another 10k! I even bought another engine as I was convinced it was going to die on me - good old fords