[Shotimes] Oil, smokin', blowby?

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Most likely the crank seal, may as well get ready to do the timing belt and waterpump while your in there.

--
Rick Glass 


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From: "Mark Mucher" <mmucher@bellsouth.net> 

> My '90 (no EGR) just started leaking oil, smoking, etc. 
> 
> It always had a drip from the front main seal which dropped on a cat an 
> smelled a bit. (It got better using high mileage 10W-30 Castrol). I tried 
> the Auto-RX leak stop routine but it didn't help. Then I went back to the 
> Castrol HM. 
> 
> Now I get an oil smell when I drive and it smokes (comes out in front of the 
> battery) when I stop. 
> 
> Looked under this morning and and there seems to be a lot of drips going 
> back the passenger side, but I can't see where it's coming from. 
> 
> There is (and has been) some oil residue all across the top of the front cam 
> cover, but not enough to drip down on the manifold to smoke from there. 
> 
> Seems like it's caused by pressure in the crankcase - what could be blocking 
> that? 
> 
> All suggestions appreciated - (It's still in the air!) 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> 
> mm in sunny FL 
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