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1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
178,673 MILES • 1.8L • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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COQUETTE1
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My boyfriend changed the oil filter to my car and accidentally he spilled few drops of oil onto the sensor. Now my car is smoking after a block or two, car loses speed almost to shutting down and still oil is leaking. Oil light flashes and beeps still.
What can be the problem?
Jan 5, 2018 at 8:34 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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First, check your oil level!

Insure that the old oil filter's rubber gasket did not stay stuck to the engine. (Now you have two gaskets stacked together) You should have the new one only.

Is the filter screwed on correctly? Nothing like a wire or something got in-between?

The Medic
Jan 7, 2018 at 7:27 AM
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