1998 Plymouth Breeze oil service light is on

1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
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AWAM2026
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1998 Plymouth Breeze 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 110k miles

one day the oil light came on so i went and bought some oil, but it was a different brand from what i usually use. I drove for about 5 blocks after i put in the new oil and the car started slowing down (with my foot on the pedal) it just would not accelerate, it slowed down until it came to a complete stop. i want to know what it could it be and is it something major?
Apr 20, 2010 at 11:15 PM
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Hi there,

Does the engine still crank over? how low was the oil?

Mark (mhpautos)
Apr 21, 2010 at 12:16 AM
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well i don't know how much oil there was in it but it was still some in there and at first it started but it made a clunking sound but it would not accelerate. Then when i tried one more time it didnt really do anything but the inside functions worked just fine (meaning the lights and radio, ect.) so i really haven't done anything with it for a year or so. So now i finally can do something with the car... so i checked the oil and there was no oil in it at all but there are no oil underneath the car so i don't think there is a leak. Well i put oil in it and it turns on now but it still makes the clunking noise and it still doesn't accelerate.
Apr 21, 2010 at 12:52 PM
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Hi there,

The clunk is a worry, more than likely you have damaged a bearing, i feel that you will have to check for some serious engine damage to the bearings and crankshaft.

mark (mhpautos)
Apr 21, 2010 at 5:19 PM
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thank you very much... but i tried it again today and it turned and the noise was very faint this time around.
Apr 21, 2010 at 7:46 PM
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Hi there,

I think that if you get it hot and under load, you will get a nasty noise, if you can get it drivable it's wort a drive to see what happens.

mark (mhpautos)
Apr 21, 2010 at 9:16 PM