oil

[pokethesmot]

ok so i noticed my truck had a bigger oil leak problem then normal so i chaked the dipstick and all that was on the dip stick was at the very tip and it was like this dirt while thick liquid...what is wrong with my truck

[LONGHAIR]

Most oil leaks come from either the valve covers, intake manifold end seals, rear main seal, or the front seal behind the balancer.....there are others, but these are the most common.
1) find/fix the leak
2) change the nasty old stuff.

[pokethesmot]

i think the water got in there from me going through a big @$$ pudle so can i drive it a little bit and be fine or will i mess some thing up

[mongoose]

if there water in it it would turn milky.... look pretty much like chocolate milk.

never drive a motor with water in the oil.. but do the 20 buck oil change... add some oil, find the leak and fix it.. most of the ones are pretty easy to fix

[pokethesmot]

the thing is im broke as a joke and i gotta go to school tomarow

[thirdstreettito]

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[powerdriver 1958]

If you managed to get muddy water in the oil STOP.change it.............believe me I know what the out come will be.

[pokethesmot]

well i talked too my mom and she said she could lone me the money for it tomorrow but i still gotta go to school

[mongoose]

if it's dark i doubt theres any water in it..... so it should be ok for for a while... but do a oil change asap.

[billnorman]

A clean motor makes it easy to find a leak if there is one. Oil leaks go down and back. In other words, oil won't leak upward or forward, it follows gravity. Any part not wet with oil is above your leak. Clean your motor when cold with a friend's pressure washer, then look for leaks. Add oil for now until you find the leak. Wal-Mart sells bulk store brand oil cheaper than major brands and it will do until you find your leak. You need your truck to go to school. Todays internet has promoted very creative spelling which will not serve you well in the business world. If you don't have a leak, then you are in a different situation.

[old Rusty C10]

alot of the older trucks have alot of crud in the motors.. you can get a motor flush type of thing but that may jam the oil pump... from all youve posted about your truck it sounds like it was and is kinda time for a rebuild from the tires tot he cab lights....

[pokethesmot]

is there a trick to taking off the oil filter cuz i put a oil filter wrench on it and it bent

[flamingbig10]

sounds like the filter was put on to tight before, use channel locks or jab a screw driver through the filter to take it off

[Dooley Dude]

An oil change is something you need to do. Putting it off will cost a lot more money.

I've had to get some oil filters off with a pipe wrench. Let the jaws get a bite right near the base of the filter (close to the engine) if you've you've got enough room. Good luck.

[78 Chevyrado]

Any time you're low on oil or it has anything other than oil in it, stop right then, your bearings will thank you. I've had a truck towed home before just so I could get the water out without cranking it up.

Yeah don't worry about messing the old filter up if you have to squach it a bit or jab a hole in it, you're going to throw it away anyway.

When you put a new filter on, put oil on the filter gasket, make sure the engine is clean where the filter seats, and put the filter on hand tight only, don't use the filter wrench.

[pokethesmot]

ok the oil leak looks like its coming from the passenger side of the engine cuz its dripping all over the starter and i got the old oil and filter out and the new one in

[Cherub]

valve cover gasket or rear intake seal would be my guess.

[Damien]

You need to slow down when you are typing and read what you are typing so we can understand what you are asking!
From what I understand from your first post, you have a bad oil leak and you have dirty white thick oily stuff on your dip stick?
The first step is to change your oil and filter. Then check your radiator to make sure you are not loosing coolant. Now run the engine and check the oil to see if the milky color comes back. If so, you have to change a head gasket or worse your engine. Do not drive the truck with water or coolant in your oil!
If your engine is leaking oil, clean the engine and look for the leak. It is most likely your valve cover gaskets.
If it is burning oil, check it and add at regular intervals. You might want to start saving for a different engine.

[pokethesmot]

well the milkey stuff is gone i changed my oil and oil filter(great deal at advance) im not losing coolent but my engine is leaking oil really bad when i run it and park places yet when i check the dipstick it says full

[truckdude239]

how much oil did you put in it?

[pokethesmot]

5 qts the previous owner took alot of notes like notes of every oil change and he last notes of an oil change said he used 5qts

[heavychevy79]

Poke, this is none of my biz but, don't you have an uncle or neighbor or someone who will show you how to do some of this stuff?
It just seems like you need someone to adopt you, or take you under their wing so to speak.
I take it it's just you and your mom living there?

[pokethesmot]

kinda sorta i got an older brother paul but he lives in iraq and i got an older brother andrew but he aint that good at workin on cars