forgot to put oil in...
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
so im doing an oil change today on my 2004 ford f150, and i got distracted at one point, and i ran the truck with no oil in the engine. i shut it off because i heard a somewhat loud knocking noise.
is there any damage done to my engine? i only ran it for maybe 30 seconds. i put oil in afterwards, but im afraid to start it again in case i bent a rod or something.
10 Answers
Adam answered 5 years ago
If it was for only 30 seconds you likely didn't do too much damage most the bearings will hold some oil on their surfaces, hopefully you just heard dry knocking and you shut it off fast. Did you damage? Yes Will it make any 'significant' change? Likely, and hopefully not. If now that you've oiled it, and you start it and it keeps knocking...well then I'm sorry... (Always make sure pressure goes up after an oil change.)
Alex answered 5 years ago
i recommend to fill'er up with about 6 litres of Lucas and hold'er at 5200 rpms for about 4 min. that will help you to get rid of the knock.
cheap answered about a year ago
you have nothing to lose but to start it up again and see what happens, I would run it at a idle for a bit, if it starts to bog down and labor or doesnt sound good, after a few minutes i would take the oil pan off, pray i could get it off without a tremendous amount of work without pulling the motor and look up at all the connecting rod bearing caps, a dry one with no oil on it will tell you that you spun that bearing. just buy a set of standard main bearings providing this motor has never been overhauled and ut it back together. you probably havent hurt the crank too bad. new pan gasket and bearing should be had for less than a $100 bucks, the learning lesson though is priceless. Alex has a good point, Lucas is good stuff a quart wont hurt, his fix will either make it or break it. - good luck
Kelly answered about a year ago
some of you guys are fuckin ass holes, they guy got distracted and messed up, its not bad enough it was the oil he forgot, but you guys dont need to dog on him for a mistake that isnt costing you a damn thing but the time to read and give him a few ideas, he might over exagerate the time it ran before he shut it off, and hes not the only one in this world who has fucked up in life, not a one of you dumb fucks is perfect so quit thinkin you are, and ill bet theres alot of females smarter than you ever thought to have been are might actually think you are, adam, you may as well start the truck, try the lucas idea first before pulling you oil pan, you might have gotten lucky, some newer vehicles are made with parts that will go out before you lose the motor and good luck
Simas answered about a year ago
i had an old car and didnt check the oil level in a while and when i checked it after i heard a little bit of knocking i filled it and it went away i dont think any significant damage was really done :) if it was for a short time it should be fine
cheap answered about a year ago
i hear you Kelly, things get bad enough without extra help and encouragement, i have personally knocked a hole in a pan after a really fun friday nite and made it home, next day i fired it up and backed up to hear a bunch of nice tapping and shut it right off, i dont think there would of been a pint of oil on the ground where it was parked. i pulled the pan off and welded it up and filled it back up and it was just fine. my worst case was a government motor piece of chevy shit that i jumped the oil sending unit on cause it wouldnt allow the fuel pump to run. it spun a bearing about the time it took to walk to the front of the hood to see the motor sieze and stop. Adam it is a ford and it should be OK
cheap answered about a year ago
By the way hydraulic lifters will tap pretty good from just sitting a long time, they loose the oil in them but will pump back up and take the push rod clearance up. chances are this it the noise you are hearing. rod knock usually takes some doing and i dont think you ran it enough to spin a bearing in the connecting rod/
Chris answered about a year ago
probably spun the rod and main bearings, time to rebuild the lower end. if it's the 5.4L you have about 15 seconds of run time before she pops.
BigJason2 answered 9 months ago
just do a normal oil change put oil in new filter let it idle and sit for a lil bit and there ya go and if ya still worry call the ford dealer ask a mechanic there OH and get Luc oil and additive Lucas oil is hwere its at!
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