Is the engine in my car fried like I think it is?

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ElizabethR

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I was driving to work and the oil light on my dash came on. I was only about 10 minutes away, so I kept going. I began to hear a buzzing sound that got worse to the point that I began to shift gears at lower RPMs than normal so it wouldn't be so loud. At the first intersection I came to, I had to downshift and the engine died. I managed to get it going again, but it died a few more times, all when the engine was at RPMs below 2,000. When it died for the last time, I was able to get it started a few times, but the engine would immediately cut out. My oil light was still on, my check-engine light came on and the digital clock on my dash reset itself. My car didn't have an oil leak that I knew of (I would have seen oil in the snow) and I had just gotten back from a round trip of 300 miles the day before with no problems. Is my engine seriously fried or could it be something else?
My car is a 1997 VW Cabrio with 153,000 miles on it. I wasn't due for an oil change for another 500 miles.
 
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rightmostimes

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Since you attempted to start it several times you may of just flatten the battery. Just put more oil in the engine and charge the battery and see what happens.

Best of luck,


Paul the Aussie
 
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