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Hello 6gc.net! Well I have been having an issue with my celica for awhile now. A few months ago my celi had a head gasket issue. I had my mechanic fix the issue, the head looks brand new, she doesnt overheat, she runs perfectly! But i have noticed a few things wrong with the car since then. When I am stopped, there is a burnt oil smell that come into the cabin, even when im in re-circulation mode. When i turn on the AC button the smell kind of goes away, for a little bit. Also i have noticed a lot of oil on the driveway where i park her.

Now i figured it could have been that my mechanic didnt clean off the block and subframe after doing the head work, so i decided to clean up the engine bay. I covered all the electrical parts and sprayed the engine bay down with degreaser, let it do its thing, and then rinsed it off. Ive done this two times in the past two weeks. There is still oil being dropped on the driveway, and there is still a burnt oil smell. This hasnt really become an issue until recently, since i now drive my celica everyday to school, as opposed to driving maybe once a week because of summer. I have used a gallon of simple green degreaser in the engine bay, and i still cant figure this out. The smell is starting to make me angry, and the oil spots on the driveway....i hate oil spots. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix these issues?

This post has been edited by Warapparel: Sep 26, 2015 - 12:08 PM

Can you locate where about the drops are coming from? Trace back from where its dropping

From what i can tell, i havent jacked it up yet, it looks like there is a lot of oil and grime on the subframe. But the oil is dropping from in between where the under body plastics are. i will try and jack it up and take off the plastic panels this weekend to get a better look. After driving it today i popped the hood and i saw smoke coming from the intake manifold side of the engine. Close to the firewall. any ideas on why its smoking?

Could be dropping onto the exhaust or something hot and burning?

i took a closer look and it seems that its leaking oil from my distributor. I cleaned it off and ill check again to be sure. there is also a hose with a 90 degree plastic connector that is disconnected and i have no clue where that goes. i left my BGB at my parents house.

If your oil level is good, maybe check if you're leaking transmission oil?

you need to clean the underside of your car and trace where the leak is coming from.

coming here with a question so vague is impossible to give a good answer

Thanks for all the responses. I am just taking it back to my mechanic. This oil leak seems to be getting worse.

Oil pump gasket could be worn out. Its connected to your timing belt

loose oil plug, bad o rings, front and rear seals. could be anything.. in which side of the car are you seeing the oil stain (from the ground), driver or passenger side?

It was leaking oil on both sides. Took it in to get it checked out, turns out my oil pump failed so my mechanic is fixing everything up for free since he was the one who did the whole head job