engine smoking after oil change

[TheKrazyRaven]

after i changed the oil there was a failt white smoke comming from under the valve cover on the lft side kinda near the altinator, so i parked it for the night and took a different car out

when i got home i started it agian and looked and it wasent doing it, should i be worried?

 

[AREA 91]

Any chance when you filled it up with oil, some ran down on to the front manifold?

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

Any chance when you filled it up with oil, some ran down on to the front manifold?

i didnt THINK i did because i used a gigantic funnel but anything is possible

 

[revhardSHO]

i didnt THINK i did because i used a gigantic funnel but anything is possible

Chances you had a few drips land on the exhaust manifold, nothing to worry about.

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

Chances you had a few drips land on the exhaust manifold, nothing to worry about.

well its 2 days later and its still doing it

 

[Dr. Tweak]

Probably it was doing it before and you just didn't notice until now.

Chances are it's the valve cover gasket, here's how you change it:

www.shophoenixproject.com

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

Probably it was doing it before and you just didn't notice until now.

Chances are it's the valve cover gasket, here's how you change it:

www.shophoenixproject.com

it definatly wasent, thats the strange part

 

[COliveira95]

Check your oil level, then make sure you reinstalled the drain plug tightly. Did you install the correct filter? Possibility that you may have gotten the wrong filter and it's leaking from there. Take a look around, run the car and look underneath for a leak somewhere...

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

Check your oil level, then make sure you reinstalled the drain plug tightly. Did you install the correct filter? Possibility that you may have gotten the wrong filter and it's leaking from there. Take a look around, run the car and look underneath for a leak somewhere...

drain plug is tight, used the fl400s filter that i've always used

when i run it i cant see it leaking from anywhere but the smoke its commimg from the altinator side kinda like under the valve cover

i'll get a vid of it tomorrow

 

[revhardSHO]

It could be your power steering pump. They will leak sometimes causing a light smoking condition from the accessory side of the engine. My 94 ATX did this. You may want to put a sheet of clean cardboard under the engine to see where exactly its leaking from. Oh, and make sure you put the filler cap back on!

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

It could be your power steering pump. They will leak sometimes causing a light smoking condition from the accessory side of the engine. My 94 ATX did this. You may want to put a sheet of clean cardboard under the engine to see where exactly its leaking from. Oh, and make sure you put the filler cap back on!

yeah the filler cap is on, i'm not that stupid


i just went and looked and its leaking oil from somewhere, its defanatly not the drain plug, i'll check out the filter tomorrow but i'm pretty sure its not comming from there

 

[SHOTIME]

Ya, either the old O-Ring was left there or it isnt tight. Fix that **** up.

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

Ya, either the old O-Ring was left there or it isnt tight. Fix that **** up.

i didnt think about that, but i just pulled the old filter outta the trash and it was still on it :dunno:

 

[HopefulSHO]

I don't see the filter leaking on anything that will burn though. Imagine the cloud of smoke you'd have after every oil change.
Unless the gasket is tweaked and it's spraying on the exaust...but that would come from the front (well; technically left side) of the engine.
Leaky cam seal maybe?

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

I don't see the filter leaking on anything that will burn though. Imagine the cloud of smoke you'd have after every oil change.
Unless the gasket is tweaked and it's spraying on the exaust...but that would come from the front (well; technically left side) of the engine.
Leaky cam seal maybe?

like i said why would it do it right after an oil change?

i was out an hour ebfore i changed the oil, changed the oil then it started to do it