Q: drove it without the oil cap
i tried to start it up and it would not start i put in 2 quarts of oil and waited it started up and i drove it about two miles and then i parked it after about an hour i tried to start it again but would not start it turns over not making any noises inside the engine just won't start the engine is not seized
My car has 227000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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