1994 Lexus LS400
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1994 Lexus LS400
I went to the dealership yesterday to get an oil change and thought everything was good. As I was driving home I seen a very small amount of smoke coming from under my hood. I pulled over to check it out and realized a steady stream of oil was coming from the engine. I immediately turned my car off because I didn't want it to catch on fire. My phone rang and it was the service manager from the dealership. He ask me where I was at and to not drive the car since there was oil in the shop floor ( A LOT OF IT). His mechanics came to where I was and checked it out. They filled the car back up with oil and I went straight back to the dealership......... Come to find out that when they filled my car up with oil they blew out my Valve Cover Gasket seals. They are going to fix the problem on their account. Is it normal that Valve gasket seals blow out with an oil change? 1994 Lexus LS400 131,900 miles
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The breath lines for the blow by gas were completely clogged and internal pressure became too high breaking the valve cover gasket seal broken into pieces. As you see attached photos, the engine oil is leaking. The valve cover gasket seal was badly broken.
The problem often happens among cars owned by aged widows here. They often don't care their car well enough.
I don't know your problem is related to what I wrote but you'd better to check breath lines.
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