A question for the car mechanics...

[FROSTY:Me]

Scumdog has it --Haul the plugs out and replace em($20.00)
Then haul the lid off the air filter box and clean it out -You'll probably need to replace the air filter -I suspect the crankcase pressure would have pumped the oil up into the airfilter boxand the oil "leak"is the oil dribbling out from the overflow pipe AND oil will be going into the carbs/injection as well

[ManDownUnder]

Remember the good old days of the oil level being a plug in the side of the sump...?

Undo the plug - pour oil in till it dribbles out... stop adding oil, tighten plug.

Done. Get it right first time - every time...

[Masterchop]

Remember the good old days of the oil level being a plug in the side of the sump...?

Undo the plug - pour oil in till it dribbles out... stop adding oil, tighten plug.

Done. Get it right first time - every time...

I think your talking about a gearbox level? OR very very old cars.

[ManDownUnder]

I think your talking about a gearbox level? OR very very old cars.

Yes and yes - and aircraft starters... long story - just trust me on this one.

[peasea]

On those motors, usually a dodgy sensor

Too much oil causes alot of problems. If there is nothing on the ground in the morning, seals are proberbly ok. I would bet money that the rings and valves lives have significantly lowered and such.

Like Timber says, pretty bulletproof motors though

Yup, did many years with Toyota, those are great engines. They DO spit out oil pressure switches with monotonous regularity though. The rubber diaphragm gives up and they are (from memory) at the rear of the engine.

From an engine builders perspective; provided nothing has been bent through hydraulic pressure (as SD suggested) just drive it. Kids need to know this stuff, that way parents don't end up under the hood on rainy days....tee hee.