kairojya
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On my way home from work today, enjoying our nice weather with my windows down (77F~ ambient temp), the "Low Oil Pressure" warning came on while I was accelerating. I believe I was up high in the rev range in 2nd, around 7,000 rpms. The car was making the "bong, bong, bong" sound like when you open the door with the car still running or leave the lights on. I remember seeing the oil pressure drop on the gauge, I believe it dropped quickly to 0 PSI. I was in normal mode, comfort steering, sport mode with exhaust (my typical commuting setup). I did refuel the car from 1/4 tank to full, a few hours before, during the last trip I took the car on before this trip when the event occurred.
If I wasn't accelerating at WOT I was pretty close to it. I was 15+ minutes into my commute; I considered the car warmed up with the engine oil temp around 192~ F. This is about as hot as it gets under normal driving with our temps in the 55-79 F range this week and my city driving commute. This was the first hard acceleration I did along this trip.
When the warning came on and I saw the gauge, I immediately put the clutch in and I believe I shifted into neutral (in either case I held the clutch in). I kept trying to turn off the car via the start/stop button, but I was unable to turn it off until I came to a stop on the side of the road several seconds later. I remember the engine was idling smoothly at normal revs 600~ rpm once I put the clutch in and the revs fell, but it sounded like I had an exhaust leak (or several).
I checked under the car for oil leaks (thought maybe the oil filter had spun off). There were no leaks, I checked the oil a few times and the oil level was right in the middle on the dip stick, where it has been the past few hundred miles that I've checked. I couldn't find any fluid leaks under the car.
Car Info
I took the following 2 pictures after the car was sitting for 10 minutes after the incident:
NOTE the car was off at the time this photo was taken
I suspected that maybe the oil filter spun off. I did my first oil change, and have checked the torque of the filter a couple of times since. Haven't had any leaks or noticed the filter loosen. No leaks under the car after sitting on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck.
Waiting for tow truck
I used the 24 hour roadside assistance number to get a warranty tow truck (requested a flat bed) to be towed to a dealer. They even let me chose a dealer a littler further away that I like better than the closest one they wanted to take the car too. I'm happy with the service. Tow truck arrived in 50~ minutes of me calling.
My numbers the car was reporting after unloading it from the tow truck at the dealer. They won't even start looking at it until next week sometime.
Went back to the dealer the next morning (car hasn't been worked on or checked yet) to get pictures of dip stick and car's reported oil life percentage.
I will report back what I can, when I can, at my discretion. I would appreciate any input from you all on things I should discuss with the dealer, if anything.
If I wasn't accelerating at WOT I was pretty close to it. I was 15+ minutes into my commute; I considered the car warmed up with the engine oil temp around 192~ F. This is about as hot as it gets under normal driving with our temps in the 55-79 F range this week and my city driving commute. This was the first hard acceleration I did along this trip.
When the warning came on and I saw the gauge, I immediately put the clutch in and I believe I shifted into neutral (in either case I held the clutch in). I kept trying to turn off the car via the start/stop button, but I was unable to turn it off until I came to a stop on the side of the road several seconds later. I remember the engine was idling smoothly at normal revs 600~ rpm once I put the clutch in and the revs fell, but it sounded like I had an exhaust leak (or several).
I checked under the car for oil leaks (thought maybe the oil filter had spun off). There were no leaks, I checked the oil a few times and the oil level was right in the middle on the dip stick, where it has been the past few hundred miles that I've checked. I couldn't find any fluid leaks under the car.
Car Info
- 3229.5 miles
- Build date: 03-May-2016
- Release date: 06-May-2016
- Purchased early June 2016
- Warranty replaced driver's side axle due to CV boot failure within first 200 miles
- Tech pack
- Never tracked
- Never launched
- No burn outs
- Performed first oil change myself at 1054 miles. Used recommended Motorcraft oil and filter. Torqued to spec, re-checked torque multiple times since, filter has not loosened.
- Car indicated oil life at 57% at the time of this incident
I took the following 2 pictures after the car was sitting for 10 minutes after the incident:
NOTE the car was off at the time this photo was taken
I suspected that maybe the oil filter spun off. I did my first oil change, and have checked the torque of the filter a couple of times since. Haven't had any leaks or noticed the filter loosen. No leaks under the car after sitting on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck.
Waiting for tow truck
I used the 24 hour roadside assistance number to get a warranty tow truck (requested a flat bed) to be towed to a dealer. They even let me chose a dealer a littler further away that I like better than the closest one they wanted to take the car too. I'm happy with the service. Tow truck arrived in 50~ minutes of me calling.
My numbers the car was reporting after unloading it from the tow truck at the dealer. They won't even start looking at it until next week sometime.
Went back to the dealer the next morning (car hasn't been worked on or checked yet) to get pictures of dip stick and car's reported oil life percentage.
I will report back what I can, when I can, at my discretion. I would appreciate any input from you all on things I should discuss with the dealer, if anything.
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