If you drive the engine long enough with a spun bearing, you can expect sooner or later to cause
catastrophic damage to the engine with a rod being thrown through the side of the block, at which point you'll be in for much worse than a rebuild, but a replacement (plus, there'll be a huge mess to clean up).
This large amount of sugar in the system could have caused
catastrophic damage to the engine.
Not exact matches
This type of failure can be anything from somewhat annoying
to leaving you stranded, and even cause
catastrophic engine damage.
The
damage to the water pump could have resulted in
catastrophic engine damage.
If a timing belt were
to slip or break while the
engine is running,
catastrophic effects will occur, causing major
engine damage (usually requiring complete
engine replacement, but at a minimum can «just» require head work or replacement).
Coolant leaks can lead
to overheating, which can cause
catastrophic engine damage.