# car shut off on qew **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 25, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190 "2006-02-25T14:57:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190/1 "2006-02-25T14:57:13Z")
hey guys this isnt my 240, but my 1994 dodge shadow just up and shut off on the highway last night. no idea why. i was pushing it pretty hard for an old car 140-160 km’s but i dont imagine that would do anythign. she just wouldn’t take gas anymore out of nowhere. i was pushing the pedal down and nothing. so i coasted off to the side of the road. just before i came to a dead stop, oil light flashed on for a sec. i checked the oil and it was bone dry. any suggestions or ideas why this happened? thanks ---
**Author:** ![240\_Foz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/dc4da7/32.png) [@240\_Foz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240_Foz)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190/2 "2006-02-25T19:21:53Z")
you probably burned all the oil going that fast, older engines tend to burn oil when they are high in the rpm’s. You may have seized it? No oil = boinked up internals What does it do when you turn the key? ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190/3 "2006-02-25T19:35:55Z")
after some enw oil and a few attempts at turning her over she started fine and drove without any problems. but the car shutting off like that was a first. thats why im trying to figure out how it happened so i can avoid it again. ---
**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190/4 "2006-02-26T01:39:05Z")
koz is right, i think you burned all the oil away, or some sort of no-oil sensor detected and shut it off preventing internal damage, just keep an eye on the oil ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190/5 "2006-02-26T07:35:07Z")
i had the same problem with my old shadow, running and then just turning off for random amounts of time if i drove the crap out of it i would o through oil, as for it turning off , mine did the same thing , it has something to do with the bottom of the distributor there is a plug there (two wire black plug) on the bottom , not quite sure what it does but i had a mechanic fix it and ther car ran great after that. farmer ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shut-off-on-qew/93190/6 "2006-02-26T16:07:23Z")
thanks guys, much appreciated.