2003 Jeep Wrangler Oil Pressure

RUMBLYCHILL

MEMBER
2003 JEEP WRANGLER
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
120,000 MILES

Hello, I drove and parked my jeep on a Friday and experienced no engine lights or warnings. The jeep was parked on an uphill incline. On Sunday night when I started my jeep the check gauges lite came on with 4 sharps warning beeps. The Oil Pressure gauge showed no pressure. I quickly shut off the engine and checked the oil level. There wasn't one drop of oil in the engine and no puddle of oil under the vehicle. I do not know if someone drained the oil out of my jeep, but wanted to ask if there could have been any way that I could have driven the jeep on Friday with no oil and not receive any type of warning since all of my gauges and alarms are working? I put 4.5 quartes of oil in the engine (which barely registered on the dip stick). After putting oil in, I started the vehicle and the oil pressure went to its normal range. Biggest question is how could the jeep been driven with no oil and no indications. Someone thought that oil could seep into some other parts. Never heard of that happening. Please help shed some light on this.
Thank you.

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BREWER

MEMBER
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Usually the most obvious answer is the right one. In this case, my guess is someone stole your oil. It sounds absolutely absurd but.

The oil would not drain into another component of your vehicle without that one all of a sudden now having a big problem. On an upward slope, the oil would fall into the pan, and no where else except out the drain plug. Even if you had a seal broken causing the oil to drain somewhere else, it would come back after you levelled off, and now you would have way too much oil inside. Guessing you've checked this already.

Yup - someone stole your oil! Probably trying to fill up a barrel to sell! LOL! Hear it's kinda pricey to buy a barrel of oil these days!