Q: My 1999 Honda Accord I was driving down the parkway had a really bad oil leak thought I could make it home and my car shut down
I was driving my car down the parkway it had a bad oil leak I stopped and checked it and it was pouring thumb top of the oil pan where the filter is so I thought I could make it home in the car just shut down on me will turn over but won't start up I just bought the car from somebody and I asked him a few questions he said he don't know what it was but she just had it checked out and nothing seem to be wrong can you help me it cranks over but won't start back up
My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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