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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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So I have been drving around with no oil. I do not have a leak anywhere that I know of, so I am guessing jiffy lube didn't put any oil in, which would mean I have been driving around with no oil for 3250 miles. Obviously not the best idea, the engine started ticking, but my question is what might happen now? Is it a good idea to keep the truck, or sell it while its running?
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:16 PM
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if you were driving with no oil for 3200 miles then you dont have a normal engine under the hood...if that engine had no oil it wont even make it 5 miles
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
if you were driving with no oil for 3200 miles then you dont have a normal engine under the hood...if that engine had no oil it wont even make it 5 miles
I'm guessing that the case isn't that there wasn't a single drip of oil in the motor. There probably was oil, just a very low amount. And it's always possible the the engine is burning oil from having bad piston rings. I 100% doubt that it didn't have any oil for 3200 miles.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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Idk how far I went, that's my best guess, I got an oil change at 166,152 miles, I currently have 169,470. It took 3 quarts of oil. Didnt think about the engine burning the oil.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:28 PM
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This is very comical.

You've spent oodles of money on a lift, rims, tires, toolbox, brushguard, window rain thingys, head lights, and tail lights. Yet you go over 3k miles without checking your oil.

Smh.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
Idk how far I went, that's my best guess, I got an oil change at 166,152 miles, I currently have 169,470. It took 3 quarts of oil. Didnt think about the engine burning the oil.
Your truck takes more than 3 quarts of oil.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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yea they hold what 7?

if you are 2 qts low then oil wont even register on the dipstick
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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They take six. But i would suggest checking it every 1,000 miles. Normally goes through a quart per.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
if you were driving with no oil for 3200 miles then you dont have a normal engine under the hood...if that engine had no oil it wont even make it 5 miles
Right, - I'd wager a half mile

Can't believe people still do the Jiffy lube..crazy.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 03f15012
They take six. But i would suggest checking it every 1,000 miles. Normally goes through a quart per.
Never knew that, I guess that explains why I was 3 low lol, thank you.
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