exhaust manifold smoking

2005 PEUGEOT 206
88,000 MILES • 1.4L • 4 CYL • MANUAL
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JOHN REYNOLDS
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smoke coming from exhaust manifold when hot.
May 30, 2022 at 5:28 AM
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AL514
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Hello, you most likely have an oil leak that's running onto the exhaust manifold. It's probably coming from the valve cover area. Although we don't carry these vehicles in our U.S. database, it looks like they have a split valve cover, two gaskets set.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-is-leaking-oil
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May 30, 2022 at 7:06 AM
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