aw, purrs that the vehicle can recover at not much expense.
Lily & her mama

Purrs on the way.

Hope you still have a warrenty if it is only 3!!!

Hmm..... 'Completely lost compression'? Very odd, and very rare in a
newer vehicle. The only thing that could cause a loss of compression so
severe that the engine stops running is either a loss of a great deal of
oil, or almost complete or total failure of the oil pump, resulting is
insufficient lubrication to the cylinders. Both are very rare, unless
you had the oil changed recently, and either the oil drain plug was
leaking, or the oil filter was improperly installed.

Unfortunately, many major oil changing chains employ people with little
or no training. Putting the wrong oil filter on the vehicle, of failing
to sufficiently tighten the filter or drain plug is the most common
cause of oil starvation in a newer vehicle. I once changed my oil, and
when I removed the old oil filter, the old gasket stayed on the engine
block, and when I put the new one on, it didn't seal well, and as soon
as I started the engine, and checked the oil filter for leaks (which NO
oil change places do, BTW) I saw it was leaking. Not really badly, but I
would have probably lost two quarts in a week or two; 50% of the total,
and it would have done the same thing to my car as it did to your truck.
Because I did the work myself, and checked for leaks, I caught it
immediately, which is why I try to all of my own maintenance and as much
repair work as possible, myself.

I would ask the dealership to diagnose the cause of the oil starvation,
and see if you can trace it to a recent oil change. You may be able to
recover the cost of a replacement engine, or complete engine rebuild,
with the help of the dealership. Unless the dealership changed the oil
of course, in which case they will simply lie to you, unfortunately.

I purchased a new vehicle which came with free oil changes performed by
the dealership for as long as I owned the car. After the very first oil
change, the following morning, when I backed the car out of my garage, I
saw a huge pool of oil on the floor. I immediately stopped the engine,
and checked the oil. It didn't even register on the dipstick. The oil
filter was leaking oil copiously; it had never been tightened.

That was the one and only time in over 30 years of owning cars when I
let somebody else change my oil.

Unfortunately, the 'idiot light' for oil pressure comes on at such a low
pressure, it's usually just a warning that you need a new engine.

And unfortunately, that is likely the case. And while I tend not to
trust dealerships, they have likely given you an accurate diagnosis. At
least as far as very low compression.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but pursue the 'bad oil change' as a
cause for the problem, as that is 99.8% likely the cause.

Best  wishes, and best of luck.

Lots of purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

Purrs for Good Vehicle Luck for you and DH, Sherry.

Ginger-lyn

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