Car made rattling sound and then died in the middle of the road?

Whitley Leopold: gasget blowing out usually caused by lack of coolant,,lack of oil causing overheating2 has it ever been tuned up..if its not running on all cylinders it can push raw gas into catalic converter causing back fire blowing up engine and converter..3 unless you love the car its finished as it needs 1500 to 3000 work..

Particia Thorton: No, it's brownish. But then, so is the stuff on the transmission fluid dipstick, which by the way is also fine. Car has not been turned on since last night and the tran. fluid reaches the "cold" line. I guess I will just have to wait for the mechanic. Thank you so much for all your help.

Valentine Michaud: At first it sounded fine, then it made a whistling sound.

Robin Weelborg: could be a gasket which is a sela between two parts bolted together or an oil line or simply the oil filter or oil drain bolt was not tightened. With that amount of oil it is definitely a major leak. hopefully the engine was not damaged! due to low oil or lack of oil pressure.

Troy Staton: Btw, it's a '99 Toyota Corolla sedan, automatic.

Lucien Hellerman: How did the engine sound when the car started after a few minutes?A blown gasket usually would not make the engine make a rattling sound.The fact that yo're loosing oil is a concern. When the engine started again and made some wierd noises, it could be that you have internal engine damage.Without seeing it it's hard to say. Just the fact there was oil everywhere and a puddle underneath is bad. When you blow a gasket all that happens is the engine will leak oil, but it shouldn't die or make noises. In order for oil to be all over, something could have broken in the cylinder head and punched a hole in the valve cover (the top part of the engine)Ask the mechanic to show you on the engine what he is talking about. Like that he won't just throw technical terms at youIs the color of the oil kinda reddish? If yes, it's tranni fluid. Then it could be ! a problem with your torque converter.Good luck. And don't be s! hy to ask the mechanic to explain if you don't understand what he tells you....Show more

Coleman Petropoulos: I just checked the oil level and it is fine. Could it be transmission fluid?