Engine damage due to no oil. How possible is a complete repair?

I found a car I really want at a great price....heres the story.


Man ';A'; finds car that other man ';B'; is selling due to damage from lack of oil. Man A is a mechanic that works on this type of car almost daily. He is able to repair it to near perfect running condition.


Now I find this car and man ';A'; is selling it at a reasonable price cause he got it for super cheap and fixed it as a personally project. He says he has been driving it for a couple months now. How likely is this story? I have no idea how much damage was done due to the lack of oil.....and would like to purchase the car if it runs fine and a second mechanic does a check up on it....reasonable?Engine damage due to no oil. How possible is a complete repair?
Sounds reasonable to me, as a person who has restored cars, fixed cars, and built an engine or two.





For $50 or so you can get an engine oil analysis that will tell you the metals and stuff that are present in the engine - which will indicate how the engine is wearing.





Have the seller bring it to Quaker State or another quick lube and get an oil change, but take a sample for an oil analysis. Then bring it in to an independent shop for a look over. They will want to look at oil pressure, compression, and listen to the engine with a mechanic's stethoscope.





A car that passes those tests would be one I was comfortable driving.Engine damage due to no oil. How possible is a complete repair?
I personally would not under any circumstance buy a car that has been run with no oil. It will have to be rebuilt. That is probably the worst thing you can do to an engine. Stay away from it, unless you plan on having the engine rebuilt
sounds like a story-when something sounds to good to be true its not true--pass
If it was run without oil then it had to be completely rebuilt. All depends on how good of a job he did. Be careful.
It all depends on how long/how far the engine was run without oil. Cylinder walls could be scored and give you trouble 'down the road'. No pun intended.Find out what weight oil he has in it. Heavy oil is an old trick to hide problems. Then the final thing would be the price.