Smoking from the top of the valve covers

[csr ma71]

I have smoking from the top of the valve covers, near the top half where it meets the windshield after 10 minutes of driving. I'm guessing oil leak of some sort because I don't smell anything sweet. When I run it, I don't see anything flying around or squirting. It looks like it's concentrated in the middle, where the spark plug wires are at. It's not coming from underneath the car.

I thought it was the rubber hoses which connect to the valve cover holes, but no that wasn't it.

 

[deabionni]

Is there any oil in the spark plug galley? <--Check this first!

If so, take the spark plug galley cover off and get that oil cleaned out of there. Once cleaned out, you can fix the leak that's causing the oil to pool up. Leaking valve cover gaskets are the primary cause of oil to pool in the plug galley, and the spark plug galley cover is actually a gasket; and oil can also leak from the 4 "plugs" that hold that cover in place.

 

[88t]

^ agree. I was chasing leaks for awhile until i finnaly replaced my valve cover gaskets.