Still smoking

[JohnW63]

After the FIRST time I pulled the covers and replaced the valve cover gaskets and plug seals, I had a notable oil leak, from the back cover. After pulling that cover again and using a little silicone in a few spots, and wiring back all the hoses and tubes, I reinstalled the cover. I then sprayed every where I could get to with a degreaser and sprayed off with water. The major smoke was gone, but it still had some whiffs of smoke from the back. I figured it might take a little while to burn off the stuff I couldn't wash off. After about 20 miles of driving around town, it is still putting out wiffs of smoke, from the rear of the motor. It is way to crowded on the back to see where it is from.

If it IS just burning off residual oil and degreaser, how long would it still smoke ?
If it is a little oil leaking from the back vavle cover gasket, can I tighten the cover bolts a little? I torqued them at 100in-lbs ( 8.3ft-lbs )
Is there any other fluid that can leak back there, such as P/S fluid. I had to push and pull to get the hoses wired back.

JohnW

 

[Mike Kopstain]

P/S fluid could indeed be leaking although it most likely isn't. Have you ever replaced the oil pressure sending unit? Those are known to fail. Also the cam seals around the cam sensor area are a common problem.

I would suspect that the front main seal is most likely the culprit. Has this ever been replaced? How many miles on your car?

<small>[ April 22, 2002, 01:08 PM: Message edited by: Mikeys_Taurus ]</small>

 

[JohnW63]

Mikeys_Taurus,

I think you misunderstood where the smoke was coming from. It is from the back of the motor. It is comming up from the gap between the firewall and the engine. The main seal is on the front of the motor isn't it ? Or do you mean a seal between the motor and the ATX ? Besides, it did not do this before the valve cover job. The reason I asked about the P/S fluid was that there is a cannister on the firewall , behind the plastic shroud, that goes to the P/S fluid filler bottle. I just wondered if the hoses going between the two locations could be damaged easily.

JohnW