Q: smoking!!!!!!!!
I had my valve cover gasket changed last week.My mechanic told me he spilt a good amount of oil on my exhaust so take it on a good run....well I took it on 3 good runs and it's still smoking ...I took it back to him friday and he looked at it and it wasnt no leaks but yet its been a week still smoking
My car has 65000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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