On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 4:11:45 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-02-01 4:33 PM, Je�us wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 15:48:16 -0500, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
>
> >> It seems his son did something wrong and it didn't take very long for
> >> the oil to run out and destroy the engine. The took it to a local
> >> garage where there was a truck the same make, model and year and the
> >> same engine, but the body was kaput, so they are going to swap out the
> >> engines. For some reason it it going to take a long time. It seems that
> >> you have to take your time and to things right.
> >
> > It could only be either the oil filter or drain plug left loose to
> > cause that. It's a wonder the engine or oil light didn't come on well
> > before any serious damage occurred?
>
> Yep. One or the other. I don't know if he left them loose and they
> worked their way loose or if he overtightened the oil plug and stripped
> it. If it was a loose drain plug and fell out on the road it would not
> take long for the oil to drain out. I guess it was a good lesson too
> late about pulling over immediately when the oil light comes on...
> especially so soon after an oil change. Once the oil is gone serious
> damage occurs within seconds.

I'll tell ya what empties a crankcase faster than that!! When an oil galley plug blows out of a VW Type I (Volkswagen Beetle) engine! I had that happen once! Oil light came on, so I immediately shut the engine down, checked the oil level (low) and put more oil in, started the engine and wham! Oil light came on again almost immediately!! And I got out to find the biggest oil spot I'd ever seen under a VW!! Had to have the Bug towed, to avoid destroying the engine.

John Kuthe...