2004 Chrysler Pacifica Ticking from enigine

MULLIN1343

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2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
3.8L
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
108,000 MILES

My wife's lost oil pressure and she drove it 6 miles with no oil pressure. How much damage has been caused to the engine?

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 AT 12:00 PM

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HMAC300

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If it's ticking hard telling what it is it won't be good however. Fill it with oil as that may be the problem then manually se if there is any pressure if not it's going to be either another engine or crank and bearings at least if nothing else is damaged.

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 AT 12:12 PM

MULLIN1343

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It had oil in it the oil pump or something else went out thats getting fix. Now is it gonna be drivable if the oil system is fixed

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 AT 12:15 PM

HMAC300

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It still depends you have to see once it gets started the ticking can be the lifters due to no oil pressure but should pump back up once pressure is reintroduced. It's a wait and see thing once it's running.

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 AT 12:36 PM

MULLIN1343

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I know the lifter was wrong had a83 silverodo that throw a rod and it made the same sound plus my wife car never knock or had any type of sound like it was going to seuze up. Thank you for passing on your knowledge and you been a big help it kinda eases my thoughts if I have to pray then that's what I got to do thank you again

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 AT 12:51 PM

HMAC300

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I rechecked as it says for 2004 you have a 3.5L not a 3.8L and it's an overhead cam so if a lifter is gone there it may have wiped the cam out if it continues to tick. But the info I've already given will be sufficient until pump is fixed and engine started and ran a few minutes.