Funny Engine Noise Problems of Toyota Camry

I have followed all maintenance requirements on my 2000 Toyota Camry and recently the engine blew on a trip to the beach. I was passing a slow moving vehicle on the alligator river bridge about 28 miles from nags head, nc. At the time I did not observe any red lights on the dashboard indicating a problem. I heard a loud bang, then the oil light came on and the car was making a funny noise. I could not stop on the bridge so I immediately pulled over when I left the bridge. The first thing I checked was the engine oil. It was completely dry. I found a house nearby and they gave me two quarts of oil to put in the car. They told me a gas station was 15 miles away. The car ran fine below 35 mph and made a little noise. Above 35mph it made a loud noise and the oil light came on. I made it to nags head and the next day I took the car to a car repair center. They notified me afterwards that the engine was blown and the engine compartment was completely filled with a thick sludge. I have read the past information on these problems and believe it was due to an engine sludge build up. I was also amazed that I did not see any oil warning light prior to the problem. I would like the manufacturer to correct by replacing or rebuilding the engine.

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