Damaged oil pan dilema (engines, replacement, Chevy, battery)
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Hello All,
A question for you about a Chevy Cobalt and a punctured oil pan.
My son hit a rock that punctured the oil pan on his Chevy Cobalt. Driving back from the lake the oil ran out and he pulled over when he realized there was a situation with the car. Well, the car had to be towed home. He patched the oil pan, put in new oil and tried to start the car to no avail. He thought maybe the battery was dead because when he turned the key he got one click so had the battery checked and it was good.
Does anyone have some information that could guide him. What might be wrong with the car? It will have to be towed to a shop to be fixed but we want to have some idea of what could be wrong with it.
A patch on the oil pan is worthless. But it sounds like the engine is seized. You need to have the engine checked out and the oil pan replaced. A used motor may be the most reasonable answer.
Hello All,
A question for you about a Chevy Cobalt and a punctured oil pan.
My son hit a rock that punctured the oil pan on his Chevy Cobalt. Driving back from the lake the oil ran out and he pulled over when he realized there was a situation with the car. Well, the car had to be towed home. He patched the oil pan, put in new oil and tried to start the car to no avail. He thought maybe the battery was dead because when he turned the key he got one click so had the battery checked and it was good.
Does anyone have some information that could guide him. What might be wrong with the car? It will have to be towed to a shop to be fixed but we want to have some idea of what could be wrong with it.
It sounds like the engine seized. I think he caught it too late.
Could be several things, including having melted something internal that rendered the engine unable to turn. That is the worst case scenario, but would not be good.
A patch on the oil pan is worthless. But it sounds like the engine is seized. You need to have the engine checked out and the oil pan replaced. A used motor may be the most reasonable answer.
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Originally Posted by las vegas drunk
It sounds like the engine seized. I think he caught it too late.
Hello All,
A question for you about a Chevy Cobalt and a punctured oil pan.
My son hit a rock that punctured the oil pan on his Chevy Cobalt. Driving back from the lake the oil ran out and he pulled over when he realized there was a situation with the car. Well, the car had to be towed home. He patched the oil pan, put in new oil and tried to start the car to no avail. He thought maybe the battery was dead because when he turned the key he got one click so had the battery checked and it was good.
Does anyone have some information that could guide him. What might be wrong with the car? It will have to be towed to a shop to be fixed but we want to have some idea of what could be wrong with it.
Yes he ran it past he realized the problem and now the motor is blown. Tell him to next time to stop when the oil light comes on.
It sounds as if he realized that there was a problem when the car started making some ugly noises. At that point, it's all over.
Usually in this case, a replacement engine is in order. It sucks, but Cobalts are common, so I doubt finding a used engine for a reasonable price will be too much of an issue. It's still going to be a somewhat pricey repair.
Yep I agree with the others, the engine is locked up tighter than an inmate in a maximum security brig.
Even when the oil light comes on, it's pretty much too late, but if it was ran until it started making some funny noises, then it's no kidding locked up.
anyone remember the commercials from the early 90's where they'd fill the engines with oil, run them on a stand, and then drain the oil out...and they'd show you which engine kept running? Sure with the more modern engine tolerances the motor might not have kept going much after the commercial stopped, but i always found that commercial interesting.
As to the issue, I agree that it sounds like the engine has seized. Many engines have an oil pressure sensor, and not an oil quantity sensor...had quantity drained out, pressure would have died off too...but he wouldn't have known until he was in a low pressure situation, might have had time to catch it, but you never know. Good luck on the repair, i'd go the used engine route.
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