crusty oil all over valve cover...HELP!

Mosupra9

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Jun 6, 2006
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so every time i go out and push my car or accelrate...it used to be more responsive so im like somtin is rong with the spark......i took out the sparks i could the first one and the one closest to the windsheild and they were pretty OILY and dirty.....and in the middle part where all the spark plugs go..i have old oil all crusty and old layin there....also smoke comes out form the front of the valve cover or right behind the thermostat housing on the block....what could be the problem???? the smoke only come sout when i push the car harder than normal driving and when its at normal temps.....my car is stock...also it blows a bit of smoke when i start it up...any one know what i should do to fix this??? thanks in advance
 

87nasupra

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what color is the smoke- white/blue ? blue means maybe a bad valve stem seal or piston oil ring collapsed. white smokes could mean your HG might be leaking some and leaking coolant into your cylinder chamber.its hard to say without sitting there looking right at it. is your car turboed or N/A ?
 

Mosupra9

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well this is in the 7m-gte section so take a guess man....the smoke i would say is white but i dout is HG...its just liek steam or burning oil pretty much..im not loosing coolant so i dont think HG....koulee u said replac the gaskets or the vavlecovers??