Hello I am new to this site and I need help guys. My oil went very low and the oil light did not come on until I notice the car overheating. I stopped at a gas station and put 2 to almost 3 quarts of oil.( Yes I messed up and didnt check the oil like I normally do.) The car temp went down after a few minutes but smoke was comming from the engine. Then trying to make it home the car temp shot up again and the engine started to idle rough and stalled. NO White smoke was coming from the car at all. NO milky oil stick. NO oil leaking from the engine. NO water running out from radiator. I had the car towed home and I tried to start it this morning and all I get is a clicking sound (starter), the car wont start. I ckeck the fluids and everything is fine. I found where the starter is and thought I could get a hammer and tap it to see if that will work. But I cant get to it. I need help!!

 

The advice is a bit late for you, but might help someone else. The oil light does not detect the amount of oil in an engine. It monitors the oil pressure of however much oil is in th engine. Typically, they do not light until the pressure drops to 7 psi. Another interesting tid bit? Temp gauges won't register hot unless there is sufficient coolant in the system to flow past the sensor. If the cooling system has zero coolant in it, the sensor is in air, not coolant and will not register hot. I'd say you need a new engine. There's nothing wrong with your starter; either the pistons are hydrolocked or gallded to the cylinder walls.

 

I'd have to agree. Sounds like major internal damage. Can you turn the engine with a wrench on the crank pulley nut?

EDIT: read another post where you say it was the battery?