too much oil?
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too much oil?
In the summer when I got an oil change, the garage told me that I had too much oil in the crankcase and that i should check before adding next time. Problem is, I never added any.
Now, I am 2000 km from my next oil change for my 1994 ford explorer and I just checked the dip stick and I have almost twice the amount of oil that should be. Again, I never added any.
The truck has been running a little rough and I have been noticing white smoke that smells like burnt oil from the exhaust sometimes.
What should I do? Enginer flush? More frequent oil changes?
Now, I am 2000 km from my next oil change for my 1994 ford explorer and I just checked the dip stick and I have almost twice the amount of oil that should be. Again, I never added any.
The truck has been running a little rough and I have been noticing white smoke that smells like burnt oil from the exhaust sometimes.
What should I do? Enginer flush? More frequent oil changes?
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if it was water or antifreeze you would see it settle to the bottom overnight and will see this in the oil change. it might be gasoline, maybe a leaking injector or something--- tht is diluting the oil. i would go to your mechanic quickly and tell him you did not add oil and let him chekc the level.--------- oil should be changed NOW. i would help to take a sample and have them send it in for analysis to see if it is diluted with fuel, transmission oil, or antifreeze. --- like i said, he will see antifreeze in the drain if it is that. i thin you might need to have a fuel injector rebuild or replacement job.
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we can tell you what is wrong right now if you go out and check your fluids. ie; AT, radiator, & oil. then report back to us. A bad injecter is an eazy fix,just like changing a spark plug however I think you have either a cracked head or leaking head gasket or both which in turn means a new or rebuild top-end at least.
