I know I posted this a few weeks back as having "seals" issue but it was Valve Cover Gasket. Being at 139K, I am getting the occasional smoke from under the hood from oil leaking on something hot (manifold/heat shield?) and causing light smoke from under the hood.
My mechanic who fixed my leaky oil pressure switch looked at my gasket where it was leaking and said it was not that bad *yet* and I could get away with it until next spring/summer. He did mention about potential damage to the alternator and I was able to see some grime on it but not too bad.
He told me what I'd have to remove in order to get at the gasket to remove it and it didn't look that bad. Cowl, some plugs wires, a hose, etc. Some instruction on eHow
- Thee Chicago Wolf [MVP]