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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 12:49 PM
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I have a 2000 civic and replaced the distributor (it wouldnt start and didnt have any spark) with an oem one today. After i did it i drove home and it was ok. As im driving to a friends house i look in my rearview and see i giant trail of white smoke.. So i immediately turn around and head home.. It seems like it is running so rich that there are liquid droplets coming out of the exhaust. Can anyone please tell me why this is happenning?!?!?! I would really appreciate any helpful advice
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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Blown head gasket. The white smoke and droplets is coolant burning up/being expelled.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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Nope... But that would have been the expert answer to say... I just found out that my idiotic little brother went and put 4QUARTS of oil into the car!!!!!! I DISLIKE MY FAMILY WENT IT COMES TO MY CAR!!!!!!!
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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4 quarts? sounds about right for an oil change.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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Yea for an oil change.. But it already had 2 quarts in it... So right now the oil is seeping out into the exhaust straight to the muffler... I gotta remove some and then run my car so that the oil in the exhaust can be removed
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Old May 1, 2012 | 07:20 AM
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How exactly is oil "seeping out into the exhaust"? Please explain.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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Check your coolant level...
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Old May 2, 2012 | 10:17 AM
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My coolant is good.. What im saying is that my exhaust has liquid oil in it.. I sli my finger in the pipe and i could feel it.. Basically i have to remove some oil, and let it the car burn out the rest of the remaining
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Old May 6, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by NuncoStr8
How exactly is oil "seeping out into the exhaust"? Please explain.
If you over fill the oil in your engine, it will flood the combustion chamber and be forced out the exhaust valves into the manifold and down the exhaust. Hence all the white/blue tinted smoke.

Might as well just do an oil change now and put the normal 4 quarts in and call it a day.
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