Oil problems
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Asked by Shauna4018 Apr 08, 2018 at 07:51 PM about the 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage LS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My oil filter wasn't tightened all the way and I
lost every bit of oil. It made a noise like
valves rattling then shut off. Is there a
sensor that makes the engine shut down??

5 Answers

F_O_R answered 6 years ago

No, your engine is probably damaged and will need replacing. Put oil in it and hope for the best.

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James answered 6 years ago

usually the first thing to suffer is the piston rings dry and seizing at the cylinder walls , if it is tight and not turning over it was very dry and ready to resist enough to shedder a camshaft , in that case pull the plugs and squirt thin oil or transmission oil on the pistons and try working the crankshaft for and back by a socket wrench on the front crank pulley nut ! the noise you hope was just the lifters collapsing from no oil pressure and no pump up

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