kirkland19
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Hello all,
The car in question is a 2009 with ~156k on it. No engine mods. Now, for the story:
Typically I drive once a week for about 3-5 miles. Last week, I worked a golf tournament which upped my driving to approx. 50 miles per day. Saturday night, it drove perfectly fine on the way home (parked and everything). Sunday morning (less than 5 hours after it had been driven), it failed to start with a loud "clacking" noise coming from the engine bay. I UBERed to work and back, deciding to deal with it on Monday.
I charged my battery, as it had given me some problems over the winter - and a day or two earlier, I noticed a light pulsing of my instrument panel. I also checked my fluids and my oil was low. I added two quarts and it was back to normal levels. I popped the battery back in and still the same loud noise from the engine bay. I picked up a new battery and still nothing. After that attempt, however, the loud noise turned into a whirring. And then it kicked on an oil pressure warning.
Up to this point it drove fine with the only issue being a tire pressure warning due to my aftermarket wheels. My local shop is getting it in on Tuesday, but is there anything I could/should try in the meantime? I've never had an oil pump fail on a car, so I don't have much experience with the sound/issues. Could that have caused the entire engine to seize without any warning?
Thanks in advance for any help.
*edit* last oil change was approx. 6 months ago and only 1k miles or so.
The car in question is a 2009 with ~156k on it. No engine mods. Now, for the story:
Typically I drive once a week for about 3-5 miles. Last week, I worked a golf tournament which upped my driving to approx. 50 miles per day. Saturday night, it drove perfectly fine on the way home (parked and everything). Sunday morning (less than 5 hours after it had been driven), it failed to start with a loud "clacking" noise coming from the engine bay. I UBERed to work and back, deciding to deal with it on Monday.
I charged my battery, as it had given me some problems over the winter - and a day or two earlier, I noticed a light pulsing of my instrument panel. I also checked my fluids and my oil was low. I added two quarts and it was back to normal levels. I popped the battery back in and still the same loud noise from the engine bay. I picked up a new battery and still nothing. After that attempt, however, the loud noise turned into a whirring. And then it kicked on an oil pressure warning.
Up to this point it drove fine with the only issue being a tire pressure warning due to my aftermarket wheels. My local shop is getting it in on Tuesday, but is there anything I could/should try in the meantime? I've never had an oil pump fail on a car, so I don't have much experience with the sound/issues. Could that have caused the entire engine to seize without any warning?
Thanks in advance for any help.
*edit* last oil change was approx. 6 months ago and only 1k miles or so.