The other day I took my vehicle for a ride, it's been sitting for weeks and barely driven during that time because I have been trying to do repairs and using another car as my daily driver. About 8 miles into my ride, my car jerked really aggressively, oil light and CEL came on, and I stalled. I pulled over, and shut off the car. It wouldn't start up again. I took a look under my oil cap, it was milky. White, frothy, and milky. I know this is a terrible sign. My dipstick was reading full, and the oil at the end of my dipstick looked perfect. I didn't want to flood the oil, but I added a little bit just to see if it will allow it to start up. Thank God, I was able to start it up and drive it home those few miles. The oil light did not come back on, on my drive home that night. The CEL stayed on though, and it's reading P0344 and P0339. I know that is crank and cam shaft, are those related to this oil situation? The CEL was not on before I stalled that night, but I am still not positive they're related.
I am really bugged out because I need to get home for Christmas.
I read online it could be something as simple as water vapor that didn't have a chance to burn off because it has been sitting in such extremely low temperatures and drastic changes. But, if it were water vapor, would I really be stalling and breaking down?
I know it could be a head gasket.
I know it could be coolant leaking into my oil.
What do you recommend? I try and do all my own mechanic work to save money, especially because I'm not familiar with this area and I don't know what mechanic is reputable. Is there anything I can do to try and diagnose this myself?
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Friday, December 6th, 2019 AT 11:41 AM