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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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got told to do a rebuild will cost between 1500-4000
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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Were you completely lvl when you checked theo oil? I am not saying they didnt screw up... I am just saying make sure u know what is going on b4 you point fingers. That is two people that are going to be fired, regardless if it is their fault or not.

No, I do not work for merchants, I just know how they work.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 07:56 AM
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it was in my driveway which is flat
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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I used to manage a lube center. The one time a car left with no oil it was an xj. It was a calamity of errors that caused it to happen, but the oil pressure gauge showing 40psi when there is 0 oil didn't help things. Fortunately he came back and we filled it up with no persistent noises.

Most lube places , especially chains, will have insurance in place to cover replacement engines. Don't stop with the manager, go to district managers and corp offices to ensure they repair/replace your engine.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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so they saying the the rod and bearing seized and broke on there own that dont make sense to me
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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Grammar.....grammar. Hard to read.

Get a sample of oil and send it to blackstone. See what they say.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by CrawlerYJ
Grammar.....grammar. Hard to read.

Get a sample of oil and send it to blackstone. See what they say.



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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:11 PM
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what i am saying is, they had a insurance guy come out looked at the jeep. said the time chain and rear main seal is leaking alittle that why the rod broke
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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Their insurance guy is an idiot. Leaky seals and gaskets do not cause a loss of oil pressure.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dogdog130
what i am saying is, they had a insurance guy come out looked at the jeep. said the time chain and rear main seal is leaking alittle that why the rod broke
The only way too break a rod that I know are ungodly boost/horsepower turning high rpms long time or no oil which basically welds the rod to the crank and the rod breaks from trying to move
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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i got 60 psi oil pressure when i start it
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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and would a jeep drive around 300 with one to two quarts before breaking
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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It could.
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 04:34 PM
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2 quarts is not NO oil its low, yea but definitly had vehicles run that low before and when it started knockin thats when i thought to check the oil.added oil and all was well again. (i was a stupid kid what can i say)

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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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It is bull there is no way those gaskets could leak that much oil without you knowing it.

BUT something does sound odd about the whole thing. Know one knows how low the oil really was. If it wasent on the dip stick, it might of only been two quarts low. Bad enough but probably not bad enough to cause that. I think you would have loss of power first from the lifters running out of oil.

The motor really needs torn down to see what happened. Thats the only way anyone will ever know.
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