2009 4.6 Engine just froze

[psychdoc]

So I paid off my 2009 4.6 last month and two days ago the car died. Had an oil change about 6k miles ago and the dealership said the engine was bone dry of oil and the engine seized. Only 68k miles on the car. No warning light about oil, no check engine light, nothing. It just died. Should this be covered by the extended warranty?

 

[dmitriylm]

If you have service records showing oil changes and you're under 100k miles I think its worth a shot.

 

[landtuna]

Should this be covered by the extended warranty?

The bad news is....no. Letting the oil level drop would be considered negligence and outside the support of the warranty (which is designed to cover manufacturing defects only).

The only thing that might have an impact on this is if you could prove the oil level dropped suddenly as a result of a faulty oil filter, drain cap etc.

 

[homeofstone]

This is why I check my oil a couple of times a week. Warning lights can fail. A dip stick cannot fail but it has to be used.

 

[Mark_888]

So I paid off my 2009 4.6 last month and two days ago the car died. Had an oil change about 6k miles ago and the dealership said the engine was bone dry of oil and the engine seized. Only 68k miles on the car. No warning light about oil, no check engine light, nothing. It just died. Should this be covered by the extended warranty?

Who did the last oil change?

I know it is too later now, but whenever something like that happens, I would check the oil before they tow it. I don't trust dealers. I would think that an oil pressure light would go off if it was bone dry.

 

[Gunkk]

Bummer. Sorry for your loss.