I have a 2002 dodge ram..My girlfriend let the oil get low when I was out of town and now my engine had a Tao in it..My questions are,how long can I drive it till somthing happens and what is the prob

Asked by Chad Dec 28, 2014 at 10:30 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The truck still starts and runs and there no
difference in the way it runs..Did I catch it in
time with oil before it got bad or is it on its
way out??

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James answered 9 years ago

low oil may have kicked up some grit but was always lubed enough or it would have thrown a rod real quick , run engine cleaner and change oil ,should be better than was

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Chad answered 9 years ago

I appreciate the advice will do that..I have been driving it on and off for7 days now so I'm glad I didn't screw anything up and I hope this makes this tapping go away.thank you

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