HELP! Smokin' Engine!

[conal]

I have a KA24e, whenever i drive for longer than 20 minutes my engine begins smoking, not enough to really be noticeable while driving, but, it can't be good, right?
The temperature gauge stays around normal also.

It comes out from the circled parts in red, could be leaked oil?

http://i36.tinypic.com/nphugp.jpg


Any advice on how to fix this would be great.

[jdm213]

well it could be a number of things.. what color is the smoke?

[keytops]

Sounds like either oil from your valve cover gasket or a leaking exhaust mani. gasket. Seafoam the car. you'll figure out which one real fast! If a big sheet of white smoke shoots out from there its the exhaust gasket.

[yokotavia]

pour 2 cups sand into your engine and start it up, this will seal the leak from your valve cover gasket and youll be good to [email protected]

[yokotavia]

not really. im 99% sure thats a leaky valve cover gasket...from the oily residue on top of the heatshield.

buy gasket, remove vc, replace gasket, reinstall vc. done

[conal]

It was an exhaust leak, fixed now.

Thanks for the help. :]