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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 9564" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>I have seen diesel engines run away on engine oil many times , usually from a seal in the turbo blowing out , once the motor is running and hot if oil is induced into the cylinders it will ignite and keep the motor running even after you turn off the key switch which shuts down the fuel flow into the motor , what I surmize happen was that the oil that found it's way into the cylinders was exhausted and it finally turned off because there was no more oil gettig into the cylinders ,it had nothing to do with turning the key to the pressure release , as long as oil was being supplied you would have not been able to shut it down , the only way I know of to shut it down in this situation would have been to cut off the air flow by jamming rags into the air cleaner , the knock doesn't sound too good , chances are pretty good you did some internal damage , like a bent rod , good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>