S197mikeFL

I have a 2012 mustang gt. I bought it in January of this year. Drove great, did my first oil change in February. Over the past month though my car has started to hesitate when I have it gas or even floored the car. I had a few people say it was a clucth problem but had a buddy who’s had plety of burnt clutches tell me it wasn’t my clutch. I told him about a ticking noise I’ve been having at idle or when I accelerate the car. He checked my oil and showed me there was no oil at all in the engine. There’s no leaks at all it must be burning the oil. I drove the car to the store and when I pulled into the parking lot the car stalled 3 times by itself. I bought oil (5w-20) and put 7 quarts of by oil back into the car just for now so it has something to work with. The car now takes a couple seconds to crank up instead of cranking up immediately like before. The oil pressure also dips when I rev it up a little bit. Also stalled once when the pressure dropped. Does anyone have any advice or experience with these issues? I’m sure how long the engine has had no oil could there be possible damage?

SpectreH

I’m guessing damage was done. Why did you drive it to the store after being shown it had no oil?

S197mikeFL

I had to get something in it, store wasn’t far either.

Glenn

Did you put the oil in the crankcase in feb?

m05fastbackGT

Once you discovered there was no oil in the crankcase, you should had waited until there was enough in the crankcase before driving the vehicle anywhere..

SpectreH

I wouldn’t crank my car up without oil period, let alone drive it somewhere, no matter how close.

Ryunker

Very likely internal damage. As to what extent really impossible to say. Would require some disassembly to even guess. In theory "rod bearings" are the first to starve for oil in engines. Would need to remove the oil pan and rod caps to evaluate. As others have commented, running low or no oil should be avoided.

Bert

when you put in 7 quarts, did that fill it up to the right level on the dipstick, or did that way over-fill it?

if it took 7 quarts to fill it to the correct level, that means it had near zero oil in it before that, and yes that is bad, probably did some damage .... running them with no oil is one of the few good ways to damage these otherwise very reliable engines

Glenn

I use motor oil in my fuel tank all the time... it help lube things when theres no oil in the crankcase.

Siber Express

Internal Combustion Engine needs 3 fluids to run and not burn up,
1) Oil, a lubricant causes less friction between moving parts and dissipates some of the heat away from said parts. Take away oil you have more friction and heat causing premature wear and without lubrication some parts could actually weld together.
2) Coolant, Removes heat from parts close to the combustion chambers, some older motors used air for this also. Without it parts expand and do not function correctly.
3) Fuel, Creates heat through combustion to push cylinders down. Because it creates heat it needs the 2 others to control heat and wear.
Glenn I found it easier to just run a hotter plug and burn diesel, then you can roll coal with a Mustang also.

Bert

you might want to consider two-stroke oil instead, it mixes better with the gas

Mustang Freak

OMG!!!

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