# 1981 cutlass supreme 3.8 (lost 5q oil)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-cutlass-supreme-3-8-lost-5q-oil/33347>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cutlass, oldsmobile, oil\
**Created:** [July 13, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-cutlass-supreme-3-8-lost-5q-oil/33347 "2009-07-13T18:46:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![libuttcj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5daacb/32.png) [@libuttcj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/libuttcj)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-cutlass-supreme-3-8-lost-5q-oil/33347/1 "2009-07-13T18:46:35Z")

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I recently rebuilt my 81 cutlass supreme 3.8 v6 at my school, and lets just say they dident do that good of a job. but when i got it back tey told me the engine and tranny was done and good to go. I finished up the buttoning (timing spark plugs etc.). And when i started the car up it ran fine except for the exahust sounding like it was never put on. Then about a min or two later all the oil in the engine poured out into my driveway. any thought why it happened??

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-cutlass-supreme-3-8-lost-5q-oil/33347/2 "2009-07-13T18:55:37Z")

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Poured out FROM WHERE??