[W126 Coupe] My 500 SEC smoke when car down a inclined street

[Rockymiranti at aol.com]

Had the same problem, when stooping or accelerating out of tool booths, at  
high speeds, so the car would nose down and then up again to accelerate, oil 
was  leaking from valve cover gasket, on passenger side, changed valve cover 
gasket,  saved from doing 'head job', which everybody was insisting on. Take a 
clean rag  and wipe the base of the valve cover, just above the exhaust 
manifolds, be  careful if there hot, if you find oil on rag, its running on to the ex 
headers  when hot, hence the burnt oil smell, plus its only doing it when oil 
is  running up or down the side of the valve cover finding the leak out point, 
 R
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