Changed Oil, Started Smoking!!

[protegerider]

alright so i changed my oil today. i used valvoline synthetic. i started up the car and let it run for a while. i came back and it was making a really slow weird noise, and there was smoke coming from the engine bay and out the exhaust. the exhaust was also gurgling. i have no idea whats wrong. i used 10w-30 but i accedently used a quart of 20w-50 in the mix. im not sure if that would cause my car to shit out on me.

help, thanks

P.S. i put in 3.5 quarts, it started smoking, so i figured i put in too much. i checked the dipstick and it was a little bit over full. so i drained out some oil, started the car up again, and it started smoking again after about 5 minutes. i checked the dip stick and it shows that the oil is 3/4 full.

[Outlawstar98]

Only 3.5 quarts? I put 4.5...... hahaha

[FLAMSP]

isnt too much oil bad? Owners Manual call 3.7 with filter change. I use 10w 30

[mp3-79bronco]

drain it and fill it all with 10-30 ASAP!!. since you mixed in a different weight its gonna layer and not mix.

[Laser Blue]

drain it and fill it all with 10-30 ASAP!!. since you mixed in a different weight its gonna layer and not mix.

Not that it will matter, but specs call for 5-30, and if its to clean up / flush the system, the 5 weight might help.

[Outlawstar98]

isnt too much oil bad? Owners Manual call 3.7 with filter change

My oil level is perfect lol

[FLAMSP]

My oil level is perfect lol

k

[Outlawstar98]

20w-50 IS THINK! lol *for our cars*

[Outlawstar98]

k

Ive always used 4.5 haha, and Had .5 left over for any extra I might need.

[justanothermp5]

20w50? wtf where did u get that

unless u have a bike, thats some thick oil to have around the garage

[FLAMSP]

Ive always used 4.5 haha, and Had .5 left over for any extra I might need.

It is almost a qt. more than 3.7. You burning oil?

[pavone]

i typically use the 5w30. i would just do the flush and change. let it drain pretty good. not sure on the filter but it probably would be fine and you wouldnt need a new one. but do it quick

[Laser Blue]

It is almost a qt. more than 3.7. You burning oil?

Prolly only the first 8/10ths of a quart... lol(naughty)

[FLAMSP]

^ ;)

[mp3-79bronco]

the problem is that you mixed weights

[Laser Blue]

and prolly mixed synthetic and dino-based too.

[protegerider]

its all full synthetic. just when i picked up the oil at the store today, some retard put a 20w-50 in the 10w-30 section, so yeah i didnt look at the label untill after i poured it in. but seriouslt i dont think that the different oil weights would make it burn like that

[mazdaspeedp]

i say put in mobil one 5w30 synthetic and put in 2.8 litres but drain out all the old stuff

[protegerider]

why 5w? me and all my import budies all use 10w-30. that what ive been using in my msp for a while

[FLAMSP]

yeah in fl 10 should do just fine

[protegerider]

yeah in fl 10 should do just fine

thats what i thought........orlando huh? ill be there on friday

[FLAMSP]

right on, where you moving to? going to ucf?

[protegerider]

yessir. ill be living on campus

[FLAMSP]

nice, I live about 2 mins away for campus.

[protegerider]

nice, I live about 2 mins away for campus.

awesome.

update. drove the car around a little bit. let it idle, no smoking, oil levels are still at 3/4.

[Laser Blue]

For the cost of 4 qts of oil I'd still change it out.

[BlkWidow]

20w-50 IS THINK! lol *for our cars*
(uhm)

[protegerider]

(uhm)

i THINK he ment THICK lol

[TheDirtyGoatee]

I use Mobil1 Full Synth 10W 30 I believe. It's hard to remember. I probably don't NEED full synth but I figure what the hell, I love this car.

[protegerider]

alrighty, the oil is draining as i speak. going to put some mobil 1 synthetic high milage 10w-30 into it. im just using the same oil filter that i put in yesterday.

[MazTrib]

I took my car into the Mazda dealer for a routine oil change. As I was driving down the road afterwards, I noticed the accelerator was not very responsive and then notice plumes of smoke in my rear view mirror. (drive2) I very, very, slowly drove back to the service center still with smoke billowing out and they took it round the back to fix it. Their explanation was that they had overfilled it with oil (so much for going to the Mazda dealer)(unamused), and that it would not have caused any damage to the engine. I'm concerned about damage though - seals, etc.

I realize this is the msp section, but I was interested to see the replies that mention if the oil weight is mixed this might also cause smoking. My Mazda is supposed to have 5W-20. Would mixed weight oils have the same effect as overfilling the oil and cause similar kinds of engine damage?