Added oil to my car now blowing white smoke. What shoud I do?
I assume the smoke is coming out of the tailpipe? Does it smell like oil? Is the engine running kind of rough all of a sudden? You overfilled your oil. It looks white instead of blue because there’s so much of it, it won’t burn, like when it comes out of the tailpipe in a worn out engine. DO NOT just leave it in there! DO NOT run your car until it goes away! You must drain some out, and then refill it to the proper level if it is then low. With too much oil, the crankshaft hits the oil, and whips it up onto the cylinder walls to the point it gets past the rings and into the combustion chamber. Not only that, but it aerates the oil (puts little air bubbles in it), and that’s not good for your engine’s bearings. Air is not suitable to lubricate bearings! Major engine damage could result! Drain some out now, or be prepared for the possibility of needing to buy a new engine! After that, have someone put some new spark plugs in for you, because the old ones are pretty well shot.
