Not looking good . https://www.kiasoulforums.com/threads/engine-rod-bearing-failure.118180/
Of course this original thread ( meaning the link provided) is from 2015, so who knows how many vehicles have been affected by now.
Oil pressure light comes on when oil pressure is low, not when there is NO pressure or oil. Engine should be fine if shut off soon. I'm guessing he continued to drive like that with the light on.>I noticed the oil was low
Meaning, he'd been driving 7000 miles since the last time anyone opened the hood, until the oil pressure light came on. At that point of course it is too late.
no but there's not much active anti wear chemistry left either when you've run the oil low enough to get an oil pressure warning. Takes only a few seconds to get damage if the engine is under load.Of course, but the film of oil on the bearings doesn't instantly disappear.