The oil drain plug fell out of my car, and the end
result is that I drove 3 blocks with no oil in the engine.

It never seized; I was able to walk back 3 blocks and see where my
oil lay on the earth.  After 5 minutes of idling with new oil (and
drain plug) in the engine, the oil pump primed and the oil light
finally turned off, and all has been well since that time with the
engine in regards to performance and oil consumption.

My question is:  Do you think I seriously shortend the life of this
1.9l waterboxer?  ...I was using Castrol Syntec synethetic oil, and if
you recall, the original Syntec TV adds show an engine running a full
hour without any oil, damage-free...

I was hopeing to drive the westie down to Mexico from Seattle this
coming winter, and I wonder if the van will make the rerturn voyage.
What do you think, am I lucky or screwed?

regards,
Paul

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