2013 Audi A7, 3.0t, 156k miles
I recently replaced the valve cover gaskets on both sides, started the car up, everything looks fine, no leaks out of the ordinary. Then, I went to go do an oil change, and as I was pouring the new oil I to the engine, it just spilled out fresh oil on the ground(front driver side). I used a 5 quart jug to start with, and what leaked out didn't look like 5 quarts. My question is, is there such thing as pouring in engine oil too fast for it to possibly overflow? I added 1 quart bottles into it, and it didn't shower down like it did pouring the 5 quarts.
After idling, I notice some white smoke coming from the bay, smells like fresh burnt oil, I think some of it hit the exhaust, and it doesn't have a dipstick, I have one on order to put in.
My question is, is there such thing as pouring in engine oil too fast for it to possibly overflow?
The engine can "contain" a lot more oil than the stated capacity before it were to overflow out of the filler neck. However, by that point, you would've gone through several gallons of motor oil and literally filled every open internal nook and cranny with engine oil. Unless you put WAY too much oil in, the only way it will "overflow" is if you put too much oil for the funnel to properly breathe. When oil goes into the engine via the funnel, the air within the engine needs to come out. If you fill the whole funnel immediately, the air will "burp" out and splash oil everywhere. This is why you pour the oil to one side of the funnel, so air comes out while oil goes in.
Unless you have a hole in your oil pan, or a bad pan gasket, oil won't leak out of the bottom of the engine. It will travel downwards if there are leaks at valve covers, etc. when the engine is running, which can look like they're coming from the bottom of the engine. You could also have a rear main issue, but those are unlikely, and would be easy to check with fluorescent dye for engine oil.
You were probably sloppy filling the engine, and/or you spilled oil when you took your filter off and it trickled down to the ground. With it now smelling like oil burning and it didnt before the change, I'm willing to bet you spilled oil.
the only places for oil to come out are the fill hole, the drain hole, and the oil filter.
