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I haven't posted in a while due to being busy at work and enjoying my bronco, but I had to post today as I am looking to hear thoughts on what happened.
I was driving away from my parents house on the highway and around 3 miles later I started getting a "low oil pressure" warning on the dash. First thing I did was slow down and pull over at the next approach. Then it started making knocking noises and the check engine light came on so I turned it off. I jumped out and found oil all over the bottom of the vehicle from front to back, even on the spare tire on the tailgate. I opened the hood and a little smoke was coming out and I saw oil on both sides and front of the engine. It was almost splashed to the top of the engine so I couldn't tell where it was coming from. All the hoses and lines looked ok but there are a lot of them, this is a 2.7. I checked the dipstick and nothing was on it. I have a Sasquach so underneath I can't see anything but wet skid plates. So from what I can tell I lost all my oil on the highway and I have no idea why or if the engine is ok.
For a little background, this vehicle has just turned over 5,000 miles. It is a 2021 and was built in November of 2021. To my knowledge it is not a part of the "bad valve" batch. Also, just a couple hundred miles ago I had the oil changed at a Ford dealer. It has been great in every respect until now.
Lastly, when I got a ride back to the parents place I did see oil on the highway starting about a mile or two from their house. It looks like brown fresh oil and it is mostly by the passenger tire side of the road. Now the issue is, no towing company will tow it to a Ford dealer til Monday and the local dealer, who is small, is not listed by Ford roadside assistance so they are making me pay for the tow. They are about 25 miles away. The nearest other one is around an hour away. This happened yesterday and I am waiting for Monday morning to hopefully get it towed to the dealer I bought it from. The dealer that changed the oil is a large dealer 2.5 hours away where I live.
Does anyone have any idea what could have done this and is there a good chance my engine has serious damage at this point?
I can't see where the oil plug is so I'm not sure if that is it or not.
I was driving away from my parents house on the highway and around 3 miles later I started getting a "low oil pressure" warning on the dash. First thing I did was slow down and pull over at the next approach. Then it started making knocking noises and the check engine light came on so I turned it off. I jumped out and found oil all over the bottom of the vehicle from front to back, even on the spare tire on the tailgate. I opened the hood and a little smoke was coming out and I saw oil on both sides and front of the engine. It was almost splashed to the top of the engine so I couldn't tell where it was coming from. All the hoses and lines looked ok but there are a lot of them, this is a 2.7. I checked the dipstick and nothing was on it. I have a Sasquach so underneath I can't see anything but wet skid plates. So from what I can tell I lost all my oil on the highway and I have no idea why or if the engine is ok.
For a little background, this vehicle has just turned over 5,000 miles. It is a 2021 and was built in November of 2021. To my knowledge it is not a part of the "bad valve" batch. Also, just a couple hundred miles ago I had the oil changed at a Ford dealer. It has been great in every respect until now.
Lastly, when I got a ride back to the parents place I did see oil on the highway starting about a mile or two from their house. It looks like brown fresh oil and it is mostly by the passenger tire side of the road. Now the issue is, no towing company will tow it to a Ford dealer til Monday and the local dealer, who is small, is not listed by Ford roadside assistance so they are making me pay for the tow. They are about 25 miles away. The nearest other one is around an hour away. This happened yesterday and I am waiting for Monday morning to hopefully get it towed to the dealer I bought it from. The dealer that changed the oil is a large dealer 2.5 hours away where I live.
Does anyone have any idea what could have done this and is there a good chance my engine has serious damage at this point?
I can't see where the oil plug is so I'm not sure if that is it or not.
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