Christopher Fontana Posted on Apr 16, 2015

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My car ran low on oil and shut off while driving.i then did an oil change on it but it is now having trouble starting?

Christopher Fontana Apr 16, 2015

also has vds off and slip light on along with engine light.

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Hello Christopher, If your engine shut off because of low or no oil pressure, you might have caused a massive amount of damage to your engine. You should have it checked out by someone that knows .

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The engine is probably dieing. Running low on oil is not good, but when the engine dies, it is way worse. This will eat up all the bearings on the crankshaft. If you have low miles, get a crank kit and replace the crank and bearings. You'll have to pull the engine to do this. If it has high miles, find a good used engine to put in it.

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