u/FroNg1203

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So I have a 2005 350z I'm under the impression its a DE. i just did the valve covers and gaskets. Now ever since its been back together (about 2 weeks) every time i go above like 5000 rpm (only when its under load, it wont do it just revving) it blows a large amount of white smoke out of the passenger side of the car. I looked at the underside and under the hood, the smoke is coming from the back side of the engine somewhere and burning off of the manifold and catalytic converter on the passenger side only. However when i look around the edges of the valve cover it all appears to be completely dry of oil. I think its been long enough that i can rule out residual oil on the manifold and exhaust especially because it is consuming oil. The other day i replaced the VVT solenoid gaskets because i heard sometimes people don't change those and it continues to leak but it appears to still be leaking. the oil is collecting on the top of the transmission bellhousing and at the seem of the block and the head, also on the manifold and the cat, and on the wires and coolant hoses around the back of the engine, but for the most part anywhere on the rear of the engine that i can think of that would be leaking in that exact spot don't appear to be leaking. I also keep seeing rear main but that wouldn't be exclusive to one side would it? Can anyone please tell me what this might be, what i should change or what i should check? this would be much appreciated because i am stumped.

I left captions with context on each picture, please ask if more pictures are needed to help ill gladly take them. also willing to answer any questions.

The wires and lines at the rear of the engine where oil has collected.

the front corner of the passenger valve cover where i put rtv.

the underside of the car pointed towards the exhaust before the Y pipe on the passenger side

more lines and wires with oil on them, shows the top of the bellhousing kinda, most of the oil on that is more toward the block

underside of the car pointed towards the front crossmember passenger side

another angle of the lines and wiring harness with oil on them

rear of the passenger side valve cover, also shows the seem between the block and the head where oil is collecting

close up of the front of the passenger valve cover

the side of the passenger valve cover above the manifold

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u/FroNg1203 — 23 days ago