is my car dead?!

[london_racer]

on my way home last night i was having a bit of a play with a bmw untill i started to hear a knocked/tapping noise at high revs on acceleration then just as i got home the oil light came on and the engine cut out.. it would turn over but wouldnt start?!

i am bracing myself for the worst but do u have any idea wat could be the problem? its a 16v by the way

cheers

 

[SBV116]

a 16V what? 1.2 / 2.0? is there any oil in it for a start?

 

[Laura]

id say it was a valver as they are often called 16vs

have you checked to see if there is any oil in it, any holes in the block?
any steam out of the exhaust when it went?

 

[SBV116]

id say it was a valver as they are often called 16vs

have you checked to see if there is any oil in it, any holes in the block?
any steam out of the exhaust when it went?

That would make sense i suppose! how many miles has it done?

 

[london_racer]

thanks for the quick replies...

yea sorry its a 1.8 16v (valver) MK1... phase2 i think?! its done quite high milage on 115k i think and i checked the oil after the light came on and no.. dont think their was much in it although the gauage was on over half?

oh and no steam that i saw and i couldnt see any holes in the block but i was pretty dark

 

[SBV116]

So there is no oil on the dipstick at this moment?? It sounds pretty serious mate, if it was low enough on oil to be rattling etc, it will prop be damaged!

 

[Millsy]

have you put oil in it now??

have you checked to see if the all the other levels etc are ok?

have you tried turning it over?

 

[london_racer]

no not tried putting oil in it yet as i had to abandon the car and walk home! will try that 2mo, would lack of oil prevent it from starting?

 

[bmh.01]

It'd kill the engine very fast. And it doesn't sound promising with what you've told us tbh.

 

[mattjk]

My mate was driving his old 206 round for ages with very little oil in it. (a bit of dust on the dipstick and he was okay.) probs for about 200 miles

I guess you can only try sticking some in and hoping for the best.

 

[Alastair.]

no oil = feked big ends = rattley noise = feked engine

 

[matt_182]

shells are piss to change in them anyway. dont need engine out, just take the sump off and crank out and its a doddle. though if the pistons and rings are fucked it will get expensive, though they are done through the sump too. you may need a head rebuild as the hydraulic lifters will have been starved of oil and therefore be extemely noisey.

 

[london_racer]

i just dont get why it was only tapping at high revs though, i cant have been driving it without oil for long either?! guess i will just have to wait and see wat the garage says. thanks for all your replies, il keep you posted!

 

[ditz]

shells are piss to change in them anyway. dont need engine out, just take the sump off and crank out and its a doddle. though if the pistons and rings are f**ked it will get expensive, though they are done through the sump too. you may need a head rebuild as the hydraulic lifters will have been starved of oil and therefore be extemely noisey.

you dont need the crank out to change shells?
you may aswell take the engine out if your doing that as its gearbox and cambelt off

 

[Russ_16v]

word of advise never trust the oil level guage,both my old valvers would say half on the guage and in reality would be min on the dipstick

 

[london_racer]

yea well i have learnt that now lol...

my mate came and had a look at it today and told me that the bottom end has gone...

is this expensive?
how much am i looking at?
can i just get a second hand bottom end and replace it with that?

any ideas?

 

[london_racer]

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