Hey guys, new to the Mazda forum, of course with a question to begin.
My dad gifted my an '03 Mazda Proteg5 for my 18th birthday last year, but I didn't get to drive it very long because of a rod knock that quickly developed. I found that the car was leaking/burning oil at a very quick pace, hence the knock. It progressively got worse until one day there was a loud thud from the engine bay while I was driving it, and everything died in the car (I also might note that the battery terminals were so loose that they would constantly disconnect). When I got it to a stop, something spilled out of the bottom and caught on fire, which I presumed to be the oil. I had it towed away and I was sure that I just threw a rod. It's been under a year, and I just had it towed to my new place. Since the incident I got an apprenticeship job as a mechanic, and am currently in the middle of an engine swap for my Jetta. So I decided to take a peak at it. However I discovered that the oil pan was very much intact and it still had all of the oil I had poured in the day it broke down.
Any ideas as to what might have happened?
TL;DR: Proteg5 had rod knock, very loose battery terminals, and burned/leaked oil. When driving it, there was a loud thud and everything turned off (Yes the thud set the battery terminal loose). Something spilled on the ground and caught fire. Had it towed away, and when I got it back a a few months later, I found the oil pan was still intact (I previously thought I threw a rod into the oil pan).
If any more information is necessary, I can go out and check on it. However I cannot jack it up at the current moment because my only hydraulic jack is being used to hold my transmission up in my Jetta.
My dad gifted my an '03 Mazda Proteg5 for my 18th birthday last year, but I didn't get to drive it very long because of a rod knock that quickly developed. I found that the car was leaking/burning oil at a very quick pace, hence the knock. It progressively got worse until one day there was a loud thud from the engine bay while I was driving it, and everything died in the car (I also might note that the battery terminals were so loose that they would constantly disconnect). When I got it to a stop, something spilled out of the bottom and caught on fire, which I presumed to be the oil. I had it towed away and I was sure that I just threw a rod. It's been under a year, and I just had it towed to my new place. Since the incident I got an apprenticeship job as a mechanic, and am currently in the middle of an engine swap for my Jetta. So I decided to take a peak at it. However I discovered that the oil pan was very much intact and it still had all of the oil I had poured in the day it broke down.
Any ideas as to what might have happened?
TL;DR: Proteg5 had rod knock, very loose battery terminals, and burned/leaked oil. When driving it, there was a loud thud and everything turned off (Yes the thud set the battery terminal loose). Something spilled on the ground and caught fire. Had it towed away, and when I got it back a a few months later, I found the oil pan was still intact (I previously thought I threw a rod into the oil pan).
If any more information is necessary, I can go out and check on it. However I cannot jack it up at the current moment because my only hydraulic jack is being used to hold my transmission up in my Jetta.
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