So I have a 2008 dodge ram, quad cab with 139k miles on it. 4.7 V8.
So I'm riding down the interstate today...cruising around 65 mph and boom, my engine just shut off.
I quickly looked down at my gauges and it looked to be running hot.
I pulled over on the side of the interstate and popped the hood and oil was all over the side of the engine block.
I recently had the oil changed at jiffy lube and watched them put the oil in and change the filter. Making sure it was tightened properly, etc.
So I called a tow truck. And will have to look at it tomorrow during the daytime. (Was dark when I broke down).
Any mechanics out there that can offer any advice. Thinking I blew the engine for some odd reason.
Sucks man. A new engine is like 2 grand and that's a used one.
I'm not a mechanic, but that sounds just like when my head gasket blew..
That does suck though, sorry to hear that!
Besides a hole in the block or oil pan, oil only has a couple of exit points that would create such a sudden massive leak. A failed oil filter or, more likely, a failed oil sending unit. Unless you detected leaking coolant as well, the overheating condition would be caused by an oil starved engine. Hopefully Eric chimes in. He's a professional mechanic.
It's a Dodge...
Sorry for your loss.
Check for water in the oil to..... if it looks like a brown sludge, you probably blew a head gasket. Worse case scenario, you cracked the head or the block.
Quote:Check for water in the oil to..... if it looks like a brown sludge, you probably blew a head gasket. Worse case scenario, you cracked the head or the block.
Yup. And sometimes it looks like white milky substance, which would indicate a coolant leak into the block.
Quote:So I have a 2008 dodge ram, quad cab with 139k miles on it. 4.7 V8.
So I'm riding down the interstate today...cruising around 65 mph and boom, my engine just shut off.
I quickly looked down at my gauges and it looked to be running hot.
I pulled over on the side of the interstate and popped the hood and oil was all over the side of the engine block.
I recently had the oil changed at jiffy lube and watched them put the oil in and change the filter. Making sure it was tightened properly, etc.
So I called a tow truck. And will have to look at it tomorrow during the daytime. (Was dark when I broke down).
Any mechanics out there that can offer any advice. Thinking I blew the engine for some odd reason.
Sucks man. A new engine is like 2 grand and that's a used one.
Two things that I've learned in life.
1. Don't buy a Chrysler product.
2. Don't get your oil changed at Jiffy Lube.
Quote:Yup. And sometimes it looks like white milky substance, which would indicate a coolant leak into the block.
That could also indicate a very happy Jiffy Lube employee.
Quote:That could also indicate a very happy Jiffy Lube employee.
Yup haha
My GF keeps Jiffy Lube in the nightstand.
Like others have said, if you have any oil left in the pan, you can check for water (milky white) in it, which indicates head gasket.
That wouldn't be cheap per se, but you wouldn't need to replace the whole engine.
If you see any metal shaving in the oil, that's another level of problem. That would be new engine territory.
If you're mechanical you could do a leak down test, I think the kits are like $50.
Quote:I think something broke.
After much analysis I've come to the same conclusion.
Typically a blown head gasket will not cause a massive oil leak.
Quote:Typically a blown head gasket will not cause a massive oil leak.
Agreed.
Quote:Typically a blown head gasket will not cause a massive oil leak.
True enough
The more I think about it the more I believe he sucked a valve and sent it through the block.........
Quote:The more I think about it the more I believe he sucked a valve and sent it through the block.........
That's an expensive service here on the westside
Quote:The more I think about it the more I believe he sucked a valve and sent it through the block.........
I've had a valve sucked many times, but it never went through the block.
Quote:It's a Dodge...
Sorry for your loss.
Yup. I'm amazed he got this far beyond 100k without the motor committing suicide. Especially if Jiffy Lube is keeping those fluids changed.