1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse Noise coming from engine, serpentin

Tiny
SANCHEZ1811
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  • 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 127,203 MILES
I bought the car around 3:00 pm today and took it to get an oil change when I got back home, around 5:00 pm , Notes from the Company "pre-service (no oil showing on dip stick)" drove it 25 miles to my house, but it started to make noise right before I got in the Shop. Got to my house and let it cool down before doing anything, and look at dip stick no oil showing and, took off the engine oil cap and no oil showed, looked dried to the bone. What could be the damage that could have happened driving 25 miles with no oil?
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 AT 9:52 PM

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Tiny
MONTY STEPHENS
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Maybe none. It probably has some oil, its just really low.

If you are unlucky -- main bearing on the crankshaft took some damage, rocker arms, piston walls scored --serious stuiff like that.

That is the kind of thing that makes the motor go bad early.
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