[Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke

[Mark Nunnally]

It's on the rear head on CA MTX cars, on the rear surge tank of all ATX.

Some 92's have the raised boss' on the rear surge for the ATX DPFE.
Starting in 93, I think all of them did.

Mark 

> Make that Gen 2 CA MTX's.  My 90 has no such beast.
> Mike
> 
> 
>> Ahhh... You have an MTX and, I assume, don't live in CA. The DPFE is a
> shiny
>> box on the back of the intake if you have EGR, which all ATX and CA MTX's
>> do.
>> 
>> 
>> Paul L Fisher
>> 
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Peter Chase
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:31 PM
>> To: Sholist
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke
>> 
>> Yes, it's a 92 MTX. I'm probably going to buy some VCG's on the way home
> and
>> just replace them tonight, and hope that does it. Pardon my ignorance, but
>> what is the DPFE?
>> 
>> On 9/27/05, Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Automatic or 5 speed? If it is an automatic, my guess is that the trans
>>> puked up ATF and it landed on the manifold. Had you just done some
>>> 'spirited' driving?
>>> 
>>> With either trans it could be the oil pressure sensor. Look down from
>>> around
>>> the master cylinder area to directly under the DPFE (if you have one).
>>> 
>>> Paul L Fisher
>>> 
>>> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
>>> SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
>>> Amsoil dealer: http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>>> On Behalf Of Peter Chase
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:59 PM
>>> To: Sholist
>>> Subject: [Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke
>>> 
>>> As I was pulling into my parking spot after lunch, a huge amount of oil
>>> smoke started billowing out from under my hood. I immediately shut it
> down
>>> and popped the hood to notice that all of the smoke was coming from the
>>> rear
>>> bank of cylinders, some through the intake snakes and some from behind
> the
>>> snakes by the firewall. Is an oil pressure sensor back there that could
>>> have
>>> gone bad all of a sudden? Could my rear valve cover gasket have gone bad
>>> during my short trip to lunch? Has anyone had any similar experiences?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Peter
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