Q: I pulled over and under the hood a lot of white smoke coming from under the hood. Got it towed and saw the oil dipstick was dry
I was driving on the highway and I had the heat on and all of sudden it got too hot. Then a lot of white smoke coming from the hood and on the dashboard the oil light came on. I pulled over, turn off the engine and got it towed to my house. I checked the dip stick for oil and it was completely dry. So I know it was leaking oil because I got the oil changed a month ago, so I'm not sure if I have to buy a new engine?
My car has 75000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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