over heating then oil spitting out of dip stick when it was pulled out

Asked by danawineland Jan 23, 2014 at 03:00 PM about the 2004 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

drove my car less than a mile and smelled like it was over heating while driving...when I parked the car and opened the hood smoke was coming out.  I went to check my oil level and when I pulled the dip stick out oil starting spitting out....

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