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bg1278 10-20-2014 12:00 PM

smoking Cadillac CTS 2003
 
Car is smoking badly under from the hood and there is nothing showing on the display of warnings

Jason Monaco 06-26-2019 08:05 AM

Most likely the valve cover gaskets.
 
The 3.2 Ellesmere engine is notorious for a poor PVC system design. This causes pressure to build in the engine and the weakest link is the plastic valve covers. There is a tsb to modify the system to reduce oil leakage. The problem is worse in cold climates as the system plugs with ice.


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