If I overfill a 1996 yamaha golf cart with oil, how hard is it to get it to stop smoking?

This cart has never smoked before but after overfilling it smokes %26amp; I would like to know what to do.





Thanks in advance!If I overfill a 1996 yamaha golf cart with oil, how hard is it to get it to stop smoking?
HOLY COW STOP DRIVING IT!





You absolutely must drain the extra oil! Extra oil bumps your oil pressure way too high, and if your base gasket, head gasket, rear main seal, valve cover gaskets, or any number of other seals, gaskets or o-rings survive the pressure, at the least your crankcase vent will fill up with oil as it pumps the oil into your airbox. That oil will then contaminate your filter and the oil will get pulled right back into your intake, where it will burn like a cropduster. You've already seen that happen. Let the thing cool off, put an oil pan under there, wear some nitrile gloves and loosen the drain plug. Obviously, removing the plug is going to cause a torrent of oil, and your goal is not draining all of it, it's just letting some out. Keep this in mind as you unscrew it: when it is fully unscrewed, just keep pressure on it so that it still seals itself against the oil pan. Take the drain plug away away from the pan no more than a half-inch, let a little oil out, then screw it in enough to stop dripping (good enough to allow you to check the oil level).





Once you get the level right, tighten the drain plug to the proper torque. Keep in mind that you need to know whether or not you are supposed to check the oil level with a hot engine or a cold engine. If you check it cold, and the level is at the top line, it will go OVER the top line when it's hot. Just follow the directions in the owner's manual.





This is a good time to tell everyone: if a machine requires, say, 3.6 liters of oil, MEASURE OUT 3.6 liters, then pour it in. Don't get 4 liters and pour it in until you think you should stop. It's way too easy to overfill, and draining it back out is a pain. It's also extremely necessary! If you blow a base gasket, THEN you'll know a repair bill high enough that it could be more then the vehicle is worth.





Lastly, you need to remove the crankcase vent hose, and open the airbox up and clean all of the oil out of both of them. You'll most likely need a new air filter, and if you have a crankcase vent filter, you need a new one of those too. Finally, pull the spark plug(s) for a cleaning and regap. Do NOT over-tighten the plugs or you'll strip the threads in the head, requiring a total tear-down of the top half of your engine to properly repair.





Good luck with that- I hope to goodness the engine's OK. If it is, you've have just dodged a big fat bullet!If I overfill a 1996 yamaha golf cart with oil, how hard is it to get it to stop smoking?
drain some out might fix it if you didnt blow a gasket or seal