Oil drained after oil change :(

My plan exactly haha

 

Exactly, I've seen people with old beat up demolition cars haul the oil plug on their car and put a brick on the pedal and stand around drinking beer to see how long the engine would last at FULL THROTTLE with NO OIL lol. Trust me, if it's running, your good...

 

Running an engine down on oil is not a non-issue. There is damage. The only question is how much.

It sure won't hurt to refill the oil and get some pressure readings. And if those readings are too low, then he knows he's got to get inside the motor at fix it. If the pressure is fine, then he's the luckiest SOB on the planet and I want some of his luck!

But hey, it's his toy and his bill. I just know what *I* would do if it was *my* ride. I'd at least check the pressures, especially living in a place of extremes, like NV. What's it going to take, half an hour and a few bucks to do, in exchange for actual knowledge instead of "fill it with oil and drive it" bravado?

 

if he managed to double o-ring the filter, the mess would be so obvious..man what is taking so long?

i did this in a jeep. instant mess, there was no shot of driving from the get go. and you only do this once. i verify the o-ring is on the old filter before moving on to the next step.

i find it hard to believe it is the drain plug. no way the oil defies gravity and gets onto the motor.

 

Dude, he lives outside of Winnemucca, NV. For all we know, he could be walking, or trying to lasso a passing donkey to ride back to his truck!!!

One nice thing about factory (and some aftermarket filters) - they seem to hold their o-rings. I've had a couple come off on other OEM's, but not Toyota.

 

Shit, driving with your oil light on won't wreck your truck, not right away.

My mom drove her 1994 Toyota truck almost fifty miles with the oil light on because she didn't know what to do. She figured getting it home was safest (probably true for an old lady out late at night). She got it home and that beast was DRY. I filled it up and hoped for the best. Told her to take it to our mechanic, she did, he laughed and said it would be fine, no charge for the advice.

She sold it seven years and 125,000 miles later and there wasn't one thing wrong with that engine. Had I not had a truck of my own at the time I'd have bought it from her.

 

Whatever damage done to the engine is done, tearing apart the entire top end on a witch hunting mission is premature and highly unnecessary, especially if you can't do the work yourself. If the engine is in fact toasted, what do you gain by tearing it apart now? Might as well run it until something does actually fail, if anything actually does happen...

 

As I qualified in a later response, hooking up an oil pressure gauge after that level of FUBAR is premature and highly unnecessary?

 

Maybe, but I wouldn't go through the rest of the stuff you described.

Is all the stuff you described the right thing to do, probably. But not everyone has the means to tear an engine down to do that kind of testing and inspection. If you're paying shop time to check it all out, you'll be better off swapping the engine by the time you're done anyways.

 

Fair enough. I still think a test gauge is within his abilities, and probably a good idea. In fact, he could get one of those spin-on adapters that goes between the filter and the base (or cooler) and run a temp gauge there. No need to dick with the factory shit, or re-loctite the factory sender when you put it back in. Screw on, Screw off, make up a pint of oil and you're golden.

 

Alright guys been driving the taco for a few hours. it was the filter. I appreciate the replies, now it's time for me to load up my Gixxer on the trailer and head out to the drag races Y'all have a great day, again I appreciate the help.

 

Glad you got her fixed

 

LOL!

 

I had a oil plug loosen and come out of the pan on my Chevy Luv. I was on IH at time going 65. As soon as I saw the OP gauge drop I shut her down an coasted off the hwy.. Not sure how it did in the long haul because I dumped that POS.

 

Appropriate, coming from a guy that lives in Elko! I'm actually in Elko a few times a year to visit a friend who lives and works there. Actually, it's a pretty cool place with the Rubys right there.

And I shouldn't talk. I live in the 2nd most Kommie State in the disUnion, full of smog, techies and more Priuses than should be legal.

Hrm. I think I should find a job in Elko!

 

Kick ass! I'd still get an oil pressure reading before winter sets in, though.

 

S'posed to wipe the mounting surface clean before installing the new filter.
That'll catch a gasket left behind

 

was the filter defective, loose or double gasketed??? it would be nice to know what is was...

just sayin'....

 

Double gasket

 

Stick with the OEM filters for $4-$5 and that won't happen.