Smoke coming from underneath
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Valve covers are the same.
depending on mileage, you may want to consider removing the engine and doing all gaskets and seals... and washing everything down... it gets messy down there.
Valve covers are the same.
depending on mileage, you may want to consider removing the engine and doing all gaskets and seals... and washing everything down... it gets messy down there.
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Is that the off road gasket? Or just the full kit
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As you're driving it's probably leaking a bit more than idling, and when moving it's being blown back on the exhaust and that's from where the wonderful blue smoke is coming.
I had an embarrassing amount boiling out at stop lights before I added the Lucas Oil Stopleak.
Rick
I had an embarrassing amount boiling out at stop lights before I added the Lucas Oil Stopleak.
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The only thread in which I am talking about leaks is this one. My others are about gaskets, cleaning the engine bay, restoring ride height, and spring codes. So what are you talking about?
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So an update, swapped out the valve cover gaskets and then cleaned up underneath her and it appears she is still leaking. Had some financial issues so haven't been able to do much else since then. I looked today after driving for an hour or so after noticed smoke rolling from the passenger side and the only place I see smoke originating from is off of the driver's side cat. Oil drips just inboard of that when it drips on the floor. Only a drop here and there when cold but when running or shortly after its a couple drops a minute it seems like. Does that narrow down my options at all?
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So here is something else to consider. It may not be an oil leak that is causing the smoke.....
If you are able to put the car up on a lift, check the exhaust and the cats and make sure that neither of the heat shields between the cats and the fiberglass foot well on both the driver and passenger side has come off.
Don't know if you have LT headers on your CE but this is more common with LT headers. The heat shield comes off and the heat from the cats begins to melt and burn the fiberglass footwell.
Just something to check and eliminate
If you are able to put the car up on a lift, check the exhaust and the cats and make sure that neither of the heat shields between the cats and the fiberglass foot well on both the driver and passenger side has come off.
Don't know if you have LT headers on your CE but this is more common with LT headers. The heat shield comes off and the heat from the cats begins to melt and burn the fiberglass footwell.
Just something to check and eliminate
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