Recent content by vincet67

OK so after looking it over i discovered that there were oil splats around the sides and back of car. The skid plate was not dented in. From what I could tell there wasnt a big oil splatter on the inside all over the engine either.

oh okay! Okay Ill take it back to the shop. But with that oil having been so low im just scared to drive my car to the shop even if it is five minutes away. I havent been able to look at the skid plate as of yet because my car was left at my girls house cuz she was the one who used her triple a...

What do you mean when you say check that area out well? Do you think that if the oil filter wasnt put on tight enough that maybe that bump in the road jarred it loose(r)? The oil level was below the bottom most dot on the dipstick

o ok gotya! I would hope it hasnt been leaking for that long seeing as I just had the oil changed a month or two ago. okay i will thank you ! This may sound silly but is there any good spots to find the oil leak? Seeing as Im a poor college student Im hoping that the fix wont kill my wallet...

I wasnt sure. I pulled over and then my friend pointed out the liquid under the car. Im gonna guess that it did happen when the impact happened. My 4runner is not 4wd though. Its a 96 4runner 3.5l sr5

I do have the skid plate under there. If it is the front differential what can I expect in terms of repair/replacement costs?

I was unsure but I wanna say it was in the middle of the under carriage. It was kinda late at night so I couldnt exactly see the color that well. When it was on my finger it looked like caramel colored I want to say.

Ok so I'm new to these forums so please explain things simply when replying So I was driving on the freeway when I felt like I hit a dip a little hard on accident/ accidentally rolled over something. Then I noticed my hood had smoke coming out from under it. I immediately pulled over and...