Q: Car is rpm at 2 but no engine acceleration

asked by on May 26, 2017

First check engine light had malfunctioned will not pull up any codes meantime my car is rpm high with minimal acceleration and burning gas like water. Engine oil has also leaked into one of my spark plug tubes. PlZ help??

My car has 98000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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