Hopefully it's a case of he's put too much in and it's just burning off the excess oil.

If it isn't, tell him to start worrying......

 

he's prob over filled it make sure you tell him to get it checked as it's easy to do damage if it's too full

 

if he put to much oil in the engine then it might have some problem It is imperative to check the level and set it to normal otherwise he will damage the engine ( to much oil pressure ).

 

As Roy has said, make sure he checks the oil on level ground. The dipstick mark is so sensitive to any changes in level, that he must make sure its dead level. If he's put too much in, just drain a bit off from the sump plug.

Too much oil is just as bad as having too little oil.

 

I did this once in my dads old 1.5td corsa, thought the level was low and put 1L in without checking it lol. Next morning when im driving down the M4 im coating the whole motorway in a thick cloud of smoke

Then i get to a hill, it starts struggling and the car redlines itself? Needless to say, i crapped myself

Got it to work, checked the dipstick and theres oil half way up it

 

That poor old corsa,

Did you do it on purpose,

CHAPPO.

 

i swear them 1.5 corsas dont die!!! exs dad had 1 on 220k, had a head on crash n still bloody lived!