acwe38
New member
Knocked a hole in the oil pan. All oil leaked out. Car is driven for a minute without oil until it stops. Fixed hole in oil pan. Put new gasket on refilled with oil. Now engine is making a knocking noise. How to fix?
Engine making knocking noise after driven with no oil
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oilhammer
Certified Volkswagen Nut & Vendor
Replace the engine.
acwe38
New member
Why that can't be fixed. And can I continue to drive it like that will?
oilhammer
Certified Volkswagen Nut & Vendor
OK, take it out and take it apart. Add up all the labor and machining costs, as well as the parts costs, assuming it can be rebuilt. After you do all that, compare it to a whole used engine, let us know what you find.
Tdijarhead
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- Lawrenceville PA
- TDI
- 2003 TDI Jetta Daughters Car, 2001 TDI Beetle, Wife’s car, 2005 Golf TDI Mine, all 5 spds
This happened to my daughter when she had the beetle. The oil loss destroyed her turbo, fortunately I had a spare, I thought the engine might be fine since there was no unusual noises. About 5k miles later she dropped a valve, now I can tell you that makes some serious noise.
I found a used engine for $400, it’s been running great since. As oilhammer said replace the engine.
gmann49ers
Well-known member
Were you driving when it happened? If so insurance might help cover the cost if you have full coverage.
Honestly, replace the engine. Its going to be less costly and easier. Usually used engines come with alot of the parts already depending on where you get it from. But most likely your turbo is cooked as well with running with no oil. Save yourself the headache and do it right/easier the first time. NEVER drive it without oil again.