Just checked the oil in my 2002 Ford Expedition and there was none on the dip stick turns out I was 5 quarts low but the engine sounded fine and the oil pressure was normal and it sounds fine still do you think I will have any problems down the road with the truck now ?
Steve
The only way to check is to add oil and feel the car if it runs the same.
you can do a compression test on each cylinder.
why low oil? leak? fix it, or say goodbye to the engine. 5 quarts its a lot!!
thebax2006
You're lucky the motor isn't seized up. 5 quarts low is not only not enough in the motor to keep the oil pump from cavitating, the little oil that was remaining had to be dirty and black which means the oil wasn't lubricating enough too. Most people that end up with little or no oil in their motor don't change the oil every 3,000 miles so there's a very good chance your bearings were not in the best condition already from past neglect.
Anonymous
As long as your oil light works and was not coming on (or even only a flash now and then) you had enough oil to prevent catastrophe, but during that time the cylinder walls will wear, putting years on your car. It was running hot and with minimal lubrication. It should be fine okay, but if it began to burn oil or misbehave in other ways I would not be surprised.
So now you should have all new oil and filter, right? You have to make some penance or the automotive gods will come down on you.
Anonymous
When was the oil last checked before discovering it was low? How many miles have you done since then?
Running that low will not have done the engine any good.
USAFisnumber1
Your check oil light should have come on on the dash board. You did not mention that so I am assuming it did not come on. You also say the truck ran fine. Based on that I would say it was not low on oil but rather you read the dip stick wrong. How do you know it was five quarts low? I hope you did not dump in five quarts.