need engine help

[BrokenAccord]

Hey everyone,

Well I have a problem. I was driving my sedan home, everything was good, I have a gasket leak on my header and was going home to replace it with a new gasket.. i start driving up a hill and my car shuts off and dies, won't start back up. sounds like the starter is just winding up and doing nothing. well anyways, fast forward 3 hours later, I finally get the car home and off the flat bed. put it in the drive way, check my oil, it was pretty damn low, NOT empty but hella low. so I put 3 quarts in it, and leave it til the morning. I come outside and try to start it and it makes a loud grinding noise. so i stop and try it again, all it does is try to start once then make a thud. its kinda hard to explain. I have had someone tell me the motor is bad, had someone tell me, I just need new valves. I have no clue who to listen too.. Can anyone help me?

thanks

Ian

[Leung]

if you ran your motor with no oil in it for who knows how long and then you put three quarts in. I bet it's safe the motor is good as dead, time for a replacement. An engine should never make a "thud" sound.

[carps_accord]

best bet for a positive answer is a video with audio, other than that its hard to say, could be your starter making the grinding thud noise, who knows. you should telescope for the sound