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Re: Would I smell a burning smell if my car was out of oil?
Posted by John G (more from John G) on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:17:27
In Reply to: Would I smell a burning smell if my car was out of oil?, Ben Kaplan, Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:01:01
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Some smoke coming out of the dipstick tube is normal on a hot engine. Burning oil smell is usually from oil leaking onto a hot exhaust or hot part of the engine (or turbo is some cases). Just because your dipstick shows no oil doesnt mean your engine is catastrophically low. Refill your oil and find out how much you've lost. Your engine should run fine as long as there a quart or so in there. Dont drive it until you've topped it up. Fix your oil leak before you run it dry and wreck your engine. If your engine was so low on oil you'd hear a lot of noise followed by engine failure very soon. No smells really until maybe after the failure.
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