Q: Ran great, died on highway, added 2 qrts, ran 5-6 miles died again

asked by on August 22, 2016

Bought a used car, ran great for a week suddenly died on highway. Checked dip stick. Bone dry. Had oil brought to me. Added 2 qrts. Started up, ran for 5-6 more miles, died again. Dry dipstick, no evidence of oil leak.

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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