Engine problems

[daveEP]

Am posting up for a mate here, he phoned me yesterday to say that his car had shat it's oil all over the bottom end, arms, driveshafts etc and was looking for advice on it I recon without looking at it it's his oil pump or a seal of some sort. He said on his way to work he could smell a burning smell and then his engine started to give off a bit a smoke so stopped and opened the bonnet to be met with oil everywhere so got it picked up off a garage. They have said they looked at it today and it has no compression but he doesn't know whether to belive it or not is there anyone out there that has had this problem with a different out come like a crankshaft seal away or something? Any help would be grait lads. Thanks in advance

[mikey4410]

possibly melted piston/cracked piston and its then caused bottom end to fail or let go.

[daveEP]

Would that cause it to spray all its oil out thow?. he said that it was runnin fine when it happened and there was no sign of the car lossing any compression when he was driving it at the time. Would u not feel the car losing power?

[mikey4410]

yes the imbalance in compressions forces oil out of any avaliable holes and breathers.

I should know I have melted a piston

and no.power loss wouldnt really be realised till last minute generally

[daveEP]

Klkl mate al go with experience then I have just text him to ask if oil came out the breather on the rocker cover so I will let u know what he says.

[daveEP]

Turned out it was something on the oil pump that had been rubbing and it finaly made its way through.

[fiddlersport]

probably the crankshaft seal ?