I put too much oil in my car and now there is white smoke billowing from the exhaust, what can i do to fix it?

Ouch. when mine did that the cylinder head had gone.





Check the oil and see if there is any white emulsion. If not then leave it a few days and see if it eases off.





If not then off to the garage Im afraid!I put too much oil in my car and now there is white smoke billowing from the exhaust, what can i do to fix it?
It will sort itself outI put too much oil in my car and now there is white smoke billowing from the exhaust, what can i do to fix it?
drain it down to the right level. it will take a while to burn the excess oil off the top end of the engine.
Drain some out.
If you put in too much oil, the engine's crankshaft can actually come in contact with the oil. And because the crankshaft is turning at several thousand revolutions per minute, it can quickly whip your oil into a froth 鈥?like the steamed milk that sits on the top of a cappuccino. Why is that bad? Well, the oil pump can't pump froth very well, and as a result, it can't get oil to the parts of the engine that need lubrication. The result ... a hefty boat payment to your mechanic.


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I think you have damaged your valve oil seals. By overfilling your sump, you have left little room in the sump for the hot oil to expand. Therefore your oil is over pressurised and has to find a way out, and it will leak past the valve oil sealds to do this. You know when you fill a kettle too much. When it boils it bubbles over. If it doesn't stop smoking soon, you can do one of 2 things. The cheapest thing to do is to have an oil change. This will put the oil back to the proper level. if it still smokes after an oil change then you will have to have a garage check it out. If the oil seals are damaged it is an expensive job to have them replaced. (Engine Stripdown ).
If you know how many quarts too many you put then unplug the drain plug and let out some oil. When your engine is cool, check the oil level and if its in the correct range leave it alone. If its too much still, then drain a little more.
Drain the oil level,to a normal level.
If you know much you put in, take that much out.... That could be done at the drain plug or go to the local parts house and get a device thats sucks in out through the dipstick tube.





Start the engine and let it run for about ten minutes, letting it warm up. You should see a change at time.





If messing with waste oil isn't your cup of tea, get to a quick lube shop post haste.... Depending how much oil is in the bottom of the engine, the crankshaft can actually act like a beater on a blender and whip up the oil, diminishing its protective properties.





When everything is set back to normal, the smoke should slowly go away... if it doesn't, additional issues may exist like clogged drain back holes, clogged pcv valve, valve stem seals gone bad, etc.





Just focus on correcting the level before you get deep into any more speculation
its easy just drain some oil out you can buy a pump a any good accessories chain
It should burn off and stop after a few days.
this is really hard to fix, but you either do it yourself or hire somebody. take a straw stick it in the area where you put oil and suck the oil out.





but, being serious, it'll go away in a couple days
Appears you have been over liberal with the oil,check your oil level and try to drain the excess off to the correct level.
don't worry it should stop once the oil level goes down some, or you can go and drain all the oil and start over if it is bothering you that much but i personally would just let it run it course
Call an automachanic. Don't touch it. =(
DRAIN THE OIL AND REFILL TO PROPER LEVEL
take it to the shop!
A real answer for you. Instead of leaving it be, which can mess up your engine wither do it yourself or have someone else do it, drain out about a quart or two, replace the oil-drain plug. Check oil level, and add any if needed.
quick remark. I don't know about you guys but from experience white smoke is actually a bad head, bad head gasket, or an internal leak. If it were actually burning oil it would blow out blue smoke through the exhaust not white smoke. My recommendation is to take it to a mechanic just to be sure. Don't risk having a blown engine and a huge bill or a new car.
Take it to the mechanic before you destroy your engine. When you over fill it the crankshaft whips the oil full of air and then it does a horrible job of lubricating your engine.
1- Do not drive the car. 2- check the oil level When your engine is cold. 3- if it is not in the correct range unplug the drain plug and drain some oil and plug it again. check the oil level again after a few minutes. Just drive your car only after the oil comes to the right level.
let it bubble out i geuss idk write me back
you need to drain it out
high oil level will damage you cat, and cause the crank to slap into the high oil level, it can cause serious engine damage destroy your car and damage the lambada sensors..
drive faster and blame the smoke on the car behind u
You can drain the excess from the bottom oil pan OR just make a pit stop at the nearest ';quick lube'; shop and tell them what happened while batting your eyes.... ;-)





Too much oil is not good. High pressure can develop in the crankcase, you can get oil leakage through the oil pan gasket or other seals. It can also cause the oil to be ';whipped'; into a froth which has the potential for engine damage if the oil cannot flow to lubricate properly.





Continous white smoke can be coolant burning and that can be from a cracked head...not good. If it stops right away it is probably just water vapor. If you were burning oil, it would be dark, or bluish in color.
Wait till it blows your seals out, then the smoke will stop. Drive it till it knocks really loud, then drive it faster untill it throws a rod, and you have to pull over to a store. In a quiet town, and run inside because it's on fire, and ask to use the phone. But they tell you they don't have a phone. Till you tell them your cars on fire, and then they call the volunteer fire department. Hours later after your cars totally burned to the ground, some guy named Larry brings a couple of beers, and hands you one and asks '; Is that your car? '; Thats what you can do to fix your car.
get a new car
Relax, it'll burn it off in a few days.
Just so your aware, putting to much oil in your car causes excess pressure in the valve dept. of your vehicles motor and isnt necessarily bad but not recommended. It will workitself out. pending how old your car is, you should either with a new motor let it go and try not to make that mistake again.. as we all will one day.. or if its an old motor, crawl underneath and let a little bit out.





I bet your car has no guts going fast or up hills or on the highway. right? thats caused by the pressure in the crank case.





most motors burn oil, some leak oil.. this guy i work with.. his car does all the above





Also the white smoke.. if isnt dense may be moisture.. with may be signs of a blown headgasket..


pray that isnt your delemna..


Good luck


Hanhan
It should burn off in a couple of days, no harm done