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·so i'm driving to work today and when i'm parking i notice some light vapor coming out the back of my hood (i ripped out the gasket to vent the heat). i popped the hood and crapshake! there's smoke coming out the back of the engine somewhere. it's not a whole lot and it doesn't smell sweet like gas or coolant, or stinky like gear oil, so i assume it's the mobile1 10w30 i have in there.
i think my rear main seal has a small leak, so i'm assuming oil is leaking slowly out of there, then some of it sits around, and then when the engine gets hot some of it evaporates into the smoke i see coming out.
anybody else had a problem like this? i also looked around the turbo, nothing there, definitely coming from behind the engine itself. PCV is ok. might be valve covers, don't see oil coming out the top or front but i'm gonna switch the screws for bolts soon anyway.
for now i'll just be checking my dipstick daily... engine otherwise runs great and it's all about not messing things up
-Phillip
'91T
i think my rear main seal has a small leak, so i'm assuming oil is leaking slowly out of there, then some of it sits around, and then when the engine gets hot some of it evaporates into the smoke i see coming out.
anybody else had a problem like this? i also looked around the turbo, nothing there, definitely coming from behind the engine itself. PCV is ok. might be valve covers, don't see oil coming out the top or front but i'm gonna switch the screws for bolts soon anyway.
for now i'll just be checking my dipstick daily... engine otherwise runs great and it's all about not messing things up
-Phillip
'91T