Oil leak

Tiny
TOM KEATING
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  • 1996 ACURA TL
  • 2.5L
  • 5 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 165,000 MILES
Oil leak near back of valve cover, or distributor onto the exhaust system causing smoke and smell from engine.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 AT 11:52 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 47,513 POSTS
Hello,

What happens on these engines is the oil return galleys get plugged up and then fill with oil which in turn leaks. Here is a guide of what it takes to remove the valve cover to confirm the problem:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-valve-cover-gasket

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017 AT 4:37 PM

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