1998 Isuzu Rodeo Question Driving with no oil leading to blo

1998 ISUZU RODEO
73,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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HEALYP4
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Hi, I recently drove my car for a short period with nearly no oil after a quick-lube shop forgot to replace my oil. I noticed this problem after I had very sluggish acceleration and my car began to smoke out the engine. A good auto shop ran a compression test and found my compression to be fine. But the tech said I had a blown valve cover gasket causing a big oil leak. Now I take pride in maintaining my car properly and have never noticed a big oil leak before, nor have any previous techs doing changes. My question is whether there is any way that driving with very little oil can cause a blown valve cover gasket? Thanks.
May 29, 2008 at 4:00 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,
The only way you could do any damage would be to cook the engine due to lack of lubrication, so if no internal damage has been done, i cant See how the valve cover gasket could be leaking if it was no before.

Mark (mhpautos)
May 30, 2008 at 5:15 AM
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