Bart

As the title states I'm wondering if these engines can survive some oil starvation, or if that condition always returns and bites you in the end somewhere down the road ?. Can the engine smooth over any parts that may have experienced increased wear such as bearings or cylinder walls with use in the future ?

majik

How much starvation are we talking???

187sks

I have had my engines survive some minor oil starvation during autocross. The HLA's deflate and it ticks like crazy. Also the permanent ticking after that point is a bit louder. So survived, yes. Was okay, not really.

wheel_of_steel

I've got a 4G92 sohc that I accidentally-on-purpose ran with a dry dipstick for at least two weeks of daily driving. Apart from a strange clank that occurs under certain vacuum conditions, the car runs fine.







You can have it for $1200 if you want

deadlexopia

Usually the dipstick just reads a quart low... Alot of cars are designed to run ON alot lower oil then what they take in. For example I know honda d-series and nissian KA24's can run on 1 quart and be fine.



So unless you had to add about 3 quarts I would really not worry about it. If it was really a big deal your oil pressure light should have come on.