antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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After my incident on Sunday, the engine was running a few times with no/little oil in it, the highways agency guy also had it under load/boost when it cut out too  .
(I know its a bit vague but,)
How likely is it I am going to have internal and turbo problems (oil cooled turbo)? or is it the case of the engine running at all with no/little oil = fucked?
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Mertin
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Hard to say really. Why did he have it under load / on boost if there was little or no oil in it?
As long as it wasnt long enough for the turbo / engine bearings etc to overheat and sieze which I doubt. Wouldve caused excessive wear too if run for a length of time
Iv personally never been in that situation so cant really comment, just my thoughts
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Gary
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Ran a turbo derv for 100 yards and it killed the engine.
I'd be surprised if you didn't have any damage
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antnee
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I don't know, I told him I think the sump was cracked as the oil light had flashed at me (then gone out) and it had cut out twice on me (while trying to get it out)
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big eck
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I'd be amazed if it didn't have damage of some sort mate. Why did you run it in the first place 
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big eck
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Never mind lol
Cracked sump
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antnee
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I didn't know if the sump was gone or not, as the oil light flashed (and beeped) but went out.
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pow
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eeeek
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Steve
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oil light probably meant lack of oil pressure, might not have been because you were completely out of oil
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Wrighty
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when i did my turbo in, my car ran for less then 20 seconds with little oil in, and it spun a bearing....sump off, check shells imo.
if there was NO oil init, well..its fucked init
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antnee
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I think it probably had little oil in it, there was a fair bit of oil on the ground
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Root
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incoming: hefty repair bill
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Wrighty
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id prepare for the worst. sump off and check your bearings for starters..its worth taking the head off to check everything up top. vag shells are a tenner a piece so 20 quid per rod. be lucky if youve got away with it
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Mike
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I've ran a 1.3 petrol just on idle, left it running till it cut out, topped up with oil and it started and ran fine. Thought I was gonna be in trouble for that one 
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tom130691
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i personly think it will be fine you didnt loose all oil, as it was lossing it slowly and you only lost pressure once when you did it
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