Does anyone know why a Chevy 3.1 L would puke all the oil out?

Question

I backed out of a parking spot and started driving forward and heard a noise that sounded like i ran over a piece of plastic or fiberglass. I drove the car about a hundred yards and parked it to figure out what was going on. When i got out of the car i saw a trail of oil and when i looked under the car i saw what appeared to be all of my valvoline running out onto the ground. The oil plug is still in and the filter is fine, and the area around it is dry, so i dont think its the oil pressure sending unit, but i cant really get a good look at it as i cant get the car in the air right now. the motor is still running smooth, so my original fears that i broke a connecting rod have passed, but i have no idea what it could be.The oil appears to be coming from the front side of the motor, below the exaust manifold. there is still a little oil left, just not enough to read on the dip stick. I actually drove the car a couple blocks to get it home, it hitched a couple times but otherwise ran fine

Answer 1

there are just too many possibilities, without looking at the vehicle we could not answer that question. the dipstick really only reads the last quart and a half or two quarts, but still the safe zone is only one quart (in the crosshatches.) if you are seeing a trail after running over an object, i doubt that plastic or fiberglass has the ability to do much damage to that engine. how ever the transmission cooling lines on the other hand can become victim to a sharp object.

Answer 2

sounds like either a hole in the block, or a sensor broke off, or a leak in the oil pressure gauge line, if so equipped.

Answer 3

You broke an oil cooling line to the radiator. The transmission cooler is on the passenger side of the radiator and the oil cooler is on the drivers side.

Answer 4

You probably blew a seal somewhere. don't drive it for a while, tow it to a garage

Answer 5

It's a drunk Transformer.

Answer 6

No...I don't.