7 Tl

well guys earlier this week i posted in this section and i have to do it again...A 30 min drive and the car started to smoke from under the hood ( real bad) It was cheech in chong under the hood . Checked oil and coolant both were fine. The temp gauge stayed at normal as well. I have no clue whats wrong now im even having second thoughts on keeping the car.

main70072

You may have a hairline crack on the radiator. Where is the smoke coming from?

7 Tl

No where close to the radiator....the smoke was coming directly from the left side of the engine

main70072

So no coolant spill or smell anywhere? I'm not familiar with the 3.2 engine, but does it smell like oil burning?

7 Tl

Oh yes it does, in fact i could smell it as i was driving it back..it does smell like burnt oil. But when i checked the oil level it was fine.

main70072

Do a visual inspection around the area that you saw smoke come out to see any oil residue left from leaks and such. Put a picture up if possible so that others may help you better.

Did you try to start/drive it again after that?

tuanrich

Let check your pulley tention. The bearing may get old and will be stuck. This will make the belt get burn and smoke. Just my 2 cent. Good luck.

7 Tl

ill post a pic from where the smoke was coming from. No i didnt driive it after that i dont wanna risk blowing a head gasket

main70072

If the coolant and oil level is okay, and your temperature gauge is within normal operating limits, I think you should be fine. Just let the engine cool off, and start it with the hood open and let it warm up to pinpoint where exactly the smoke is coming from. Keep an eye on the temperature gauge and coolant level, as you do not want those to go out of normal range. Let us know what you find.

main70072

Hahaha, same posting time!

7 Tl

heres one pic idk how to post directly on Azine so heres the link. I have another one ill post up asap thats MUCH clearer

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...1101457-01.jpg

7 Tl

heres the second one where i can see some kind of residue i doubt was there before

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...1101457-00.jpg

main70072

I'll let someone with a 3.2 chime in on this one, but I think it's just oil leaking from your valve cover onto the exhaust manifold cover causing the smoke that you see.

7 Tl

if it is that sucks because i recently got my manifold cleaned out and put in new gasket covers or whatever

7 Tl

Thanks for the input Main70072, i wont be driving the Tl until i get this solved though....Texas Honda, Go90go??? any one, any ideas?

main70072

It's just oil residue on the outside of the manifold which you can wipe/clean up yourself.

7 Tl

yeah but there "might" be a leak or something i need to find out

Mandy

Not a location you want to find a leak at. Weird location. I will check my bay tonight.

Go90go

Valve cover gasket. If its leaking, it could drip onto the heat shield for the exhaust manifold, causing smoke and in the worst case, fire. Definitely get it checked out because IIRC, some CR-Vs were recalled because of engine fires caused by the O-ring on the oil filter getting stuck on the block, then not sealing properly when a new filter was put on. Luckily for us, we have that heat shield because they were dripping directly onto the manifold.

~Cheers~

P.S. Try rinsing it off with some dish soap and water, then start the car again to see if more oil comes out. The gasket is not an expensive fix, just time consuming.

P.P.S. Just read that you got the gaskets changed. Maybe they weren't seated/sealed properly. Bring it back to the shop that did the work and have them check it out. It seems like a mistake on their part.

7 Tl

ye sir... i did have the gasket cover replaced less than 2 months ago agin because of all the carbon in the menifold. If this shall be the case, im gonna give the shop a call and let em know that this happened... But then again go90go would this dilema be the cause of my CEL as i havent had the time to check it out with these crazy work hours

Go90go

It could be, but I highly doubt that the CEL and this are related.

If anything, loss of oil pressure would cause the oil light to come on, not the CEL. It happened to me when I popped my oil pan on a hug pothole.

~Cheers~

7 Tl

Go90go You are a genious lol.....it is the gasket cover which is leaking. I just had a good friend come over and take a look, and he said pretty much the same thing thats causing it to smoke up. Now, i have to get a quote about fixing the damn thing.

main70072

Yeah, that's what I meant. You have a valve cover gasket leak, leaking oil onto the exhaust manifold cover. The oil residue on the cover can be clean by simply wiping it down, no harm to the manifold.

Go90go mentioned that you had the gaskets changed recently. You should try to get the shop to fix this under warranty because this seems to be like a mistake on their part like he mentioned.

7 Tl

Yup, im gonna try and give em a call and take the Tl in....But in the worse case scenario im gonna have to be ready to pay the 300 dollars it should cost to fix this B/S.

main70072

They should take care of the problem for you since you said that it was replaced less than 2 months ago. Worst case is that they give you a discount on the repair. Good Luck!

7 Tl

thanks main70072 and everyone for your replys. Lol now thats what I call hospitality!!