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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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Ok well today on the way to one of my buddies houses, i got on the gas up to about 4500rpms when all of a sudden a hear a semi loud bang..The car dies out almost immediatly and does not start again.....I had one of my neighbors come take a look at it and he said something about a oil sender?? I think thats what it was..If the oil sender went out would it cause the car to shut off and not be able to start up???..There was a little bit of oil on the ground where i finally stopped the car but nothing excessive..There were no signs of a knock or anything..The motor will still turn over and there are no strange noises coming from the engine bay...Oil pressure is @ 0 BTW..And the oil seems to only be on the passenger side of the car..Although no oil in the engine bay..Any thought guys???
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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It sounds like possibly a broken timing chain.
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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But would a broken timing chain cause oil to leak out of the motor? Remember there was NO oil anywhere in the engine bay..When i looked underneath it, i saw oil only on the passanger side bottom of the car...
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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That sucks, but if there was a bang, it is something more than a sensor. I vote broke timing chain. How many miles are on your car? Is it stock valve train?
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