Gallardo Spyder - Metal Grinding then Oil EVERYWHE
After 2500 miles and less than 3 months of ownership, I had my first real problem with my Gallardo Spyder. After a day of mostly hard driving, I took off from a stoplight at a slow pace and was headed down the road when I heard a pop followed by metal grinding. I thought I blew a tire, so I began to pull off to the side of the road when I noticed white smoke off of the engine cover later followed by a red oil indicator on the dash (oil pressure?). When I got the oil error I immediately shut off the engine and brought the car to a stop, at which point it promptly emptied the engine's oil onto the pavement.
I couldn't really get underneath the car to see if there was anything obvious, I definitely didn't run over anything that would've caused the problem, it just sort of happened. Lamborghini roadside towed the car to my house as it was too late to tow it to the closest dealer (and no drop off box for the keys at the dealer); they will pick it up again on Monday and take it to the dealer for a look.
Has anyone had this happen before? I took delivery of the car in December 06, I broke it in properly (less than 5K RPM for the first 650 miles), and I have not modded the car at all. Oil levels were normal last time I checked which was around the 2K mile mark. The car is a 6-speed.
Any idea what I can expect to happen next? I'm guessing given the severity of the issue that they'll have to swap the engine out, if that's the case, should I demand a new car? Prior to this I've had no major issues with the car or indications of anything odd going on.
A friend that was with me at the time has pics of the incident on his cell phone, I'll try and get them up here. Until then, here are pics of when she was first delivered and healthy:
On the bright side, my F430 Spider is at port and may be here as soon as this week. Impeccable timing
I'll still be happier when the Gallardo is back up and running again, although I'm sure every time I go out in it I'll wonder if it will strand me again.
I couldn't really get underneath the car to see if there was anything obvious, I definitely didn't run over anything that would've caused the problem, it just sort of happened. Lamborghini roadside towed the car to my house as it was too late to tow it to the closest dealer (and no drop off box for the keys at the dealer); they will pick it up again on Monday and take it to the dealer for a look.
Has anyone had this happen before? I took delivery of the car in December 06, I broke it in properly (less than 5K RPM for the first 650 miles), and I have not modded the car at all. Oil levels were normal last time I checked which was around the 2K mile mark. The car is a 6-speed.
Any idea what I can expect to happen next? I'm guessing given the severity of the issue that they'll have to swap the engine out, if that's the case, should I demand a new car? Prior to this I've had no major issues with the car or indications of anything odd going on.
A friend that was with me at the time has pics of the incident on his cell phone, I'll try and get them up here. Until then, here are pics of when she was first delivered and healthy:
On the bright side, my F430 Spider is at port and may be here as soon as this week. Impeccable timing
I'll still be happier when the Gallardo is back up and running again, although I'm sure every time I go out in it I'll wonder if it will strand me again.
Good luck with yours.
