Engine Cooling problem
2000 BMW 323 Manual
'98 323is -- I had my oil changed, my car sit for 2 days until my normal commute to work. Where my car overheated and blew a head gasket. Upon getting under the hood, I checked the coolant (it was okay), next i checked the oil and there wasn't any. I found the oil all over the underside and rear of my car.
So the question is...can you blow a head gasket if there is no oil in your car?
I ask because, the shop that changed the oil said the fan clutch is the whole problem so they are not liable. They admitted to the oil filter and o-ring being faulty, and they replaced it and the oil...AFTER the gasket damage had already been done, where they explained the oil as it circulated left the car through the filter. So after the oil was gone, can the car overheat to the point of blowing the head gasket? They want to pin all this mess ($2000+ parts/labor) on the fan clutch that I've never had any problems with.
Please somebody let me know something.
2000 BMW 323 Manual
'98 323is -- I had my oil changed, my car sit for 2 days until my normal commute to work. Where my car overheated and blew a head gasket. Upon getting under the hood, I checked the coolant (it was okay), next i checked the oil and there wasn't any. I found the oil all over the underside and rear of my car.
So the question is...can you blow a head gasket if there is no oil in your car?
I ask because, the shop that changed the oil said the fan clutch is the whole problem so they are not liable. They admitted to the oil filter and o-ring being faulty, and they replaced it and the oil...AFTER the gasket damage had already been done, where they explained the oil as it circulated left the car through the filter. So after the oil was gone, can the car overheat to the point of blowing the head gasket? They want to pin all this mess ($2000+ parts/labor) on the fan clutch that I've never had any problems with.
Please somebody let me know something.
Oct 15, 2008 at 12:37 AM