Q: Oil leaking everwhere
I was driving my 2002 Ford Explorer and heard something bust and I loss power and engine stall. Look underneath and all the oil was coming out, but I could not detect where it was coming from. Pleas advise.
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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