I hit a rock and cracked my sump on my mercedes c220 just before parking.While parked all the oil drainedout. when I restarted it it drove 400 meters perfectly and then the engine dird. What is the problem

Asked by anto911 Apr 25, 2015 at 03:52 AM about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Question type: Car Customization

I hit a rock and cracked my sump on my mercedes c220 just before parking.While parked
all the oil drainedout. when I restarted it it drove 400 meters perfectly  and then the engine
dird. What is the problem

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jamnblues answered 9 years ago

Funny! In a sad sort of way- driving 400 meters without oil may not be enough to destroy your engine- engines are factory tested by engineers to see how long they will run without oil- some can go for hours- ok, maybe this is hyperbole- but that engine shut-down thingie sounds like a best answer-

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