High temp low oil light came on but oil was fine now motor has a knock

Asked by Effie Oct 13, 2020 at 12:55 AM about the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer Convenience AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi, my 2003 mercury mountaineer was having the
hi temp low oil light coming on, but the oil was fine,
it had a little bit of a knock  well i trued to drive it
home cause it wasnt hot, about 5 miles from my
home the knock got louder but everything else
seemed fine then the engine died and i cant figure
out how to fix it, and im to scared to start it back
up but it will start, im a female that doesnt know
much about cars and its my only transportation,
someone please help

2 Answers

F_O_R answered 3 years ago

I think you have a rod knock which means it is time for another engine (or car).

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Effie answered 3 years ago

Great, i was hoping it would be fine considering the oil was fine, or maybe something that wasnt obvious ya know, thanks so much for the help. I know now what to do!

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