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Hi... My boyfriend just changed the oil on my friends 2004 Toyota Corrola,
After... a little while later when she was getting ready to leave the car
wouldn't go forward or reverse, so we checked the transmission fluid and it
was really low. We added the ATF and it was working fine, but then when we
went to drive it to make sure everything was o.k. a huge amount of white
smoke (which also smelled bad) was coming out of the exhaust and I think
there was oil in the exhaust. All of this happened after a basic oil
change?! She doesn't take very good care of her car... like not changing
the oil when she should and she doesn't take it in for basic maintenance.
We were thinking maybe a blown head gasket?
AimeeM
The dipstick is reading super full even when the oil is drained out...
AimeeM
Are you sure that you drained the engine oil and not the trans. Some cars
have a drain plug for both.
corbett_auto
yes very sure
AimeeM
How much oil came out whe you drained it?
How over full is the engine oil?
Have you tried to drain the oil again?
How much ATF did you have to add?
you can cause a lot of damage by running the engine with too much oil!
corbett_auto
im thinking your boyfriend was just little careless and spilled oil all
over the exhaust when taking the filter off.... i know how messy that can
get... and can also result in the smoking you described if he didn't at
least wipe it down. Are you certain it was coming out the exhaust?
are you certain you added your ATF to the right reservoir and not into the
engine oil?
A blown head gasket is usually pretty easy to diagnose... check the engine
oil and see if its runny or greenish or orangish (color depends on the
coolant used) in color... u can usaully smell the sweetness of coolant on
the dipstick
PotGod
did you read the 2 posts at the top? the second one said the dipstick was
reading really full. chances are he drained the wrong fluid and didnt want
to look like a ram rod. nice try though:banghead:
glagon1979
