1998 Chevy Malibu about oil

138,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MRS IVEYFRASER
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my husband called himself adding oil to my car after he did that white smoke started come from the tailpipe i knew he over filled it now my check engine light is on i told him not to keep pressing on the gas cause he might blow something now the engine light is on. I took it to a guy and he said the oil was 3 quarts over and wanted me to leave the car with him to check the seals what do ineed to do
Aug 15, 2008 at 2:55 AM
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BLACKOP555
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thats quite a bit over, i would leave it and have the engien looked uover because overfilling the oil is just as bad as having too little.
Aug 15, 2008 at 5:18 AM
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