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Originally Posted by extrashaky

65,000 miles. Stock NA drivetrain. Maintenance schedule followed to the letter, performed by dealerships to maintain the record trail. Used oil analysis done after every oil change, with no indicators of a problem at all.

Saturday afternoon, as I was pulling away from a light and shifting from first to second, I heard a startling pop/growl noise followed by a clattering sound. I was actually looking at the tach when it happened and saw the oil light come on right after the sound. I pulled into the nearest parking lot and called for a tow.

The local dealership opened it up this morning. Apparently the oil pump shattered, starving the bearings of oil and causing one or more of them to spin, all of which happened within the span of a few seconds. SOA has asked the dealership to inspect the bearings and heads to see the exact extent of the damage, but the dealership has already said I'm getting a new short block at a minimum and probably a long block. They're taking good care of me so far.

At the time I bought my car, I recall people on this board telling everyone who bought the extended warranty how stupid they were for wasting the money. I bought it anyway. I paid $1500. An engine swap would be what, about a $5K job? It looks like I'm getting it under warranty.

I'm glad I didn't listen to the people saying how stupid I was.

Well that's a new one!