You may have a bigger problem, however, you need to start with what you know and fix it until you need to find more

Oil anywhere on the exhaust all the way to the muffler will burn off, unless, of course, this smoke is exiting the tailpipe.

 

You're going to want to give it a bath as best you can to begin with. Clean it up with brake cleaner and then let it dry... do not do that with it at operating temp! be aware that you have a potential fire hazard okay?

Once it is clean, the grab a flashlight and start it up. Begin by looking at each side of the motor. Look at the top of the transmission as best you can. Based on your comments I would suggest that this is a pressure leak (as mentioned before here). As opposed to a valve cover or oil pan leaking for example... Pressure leaks can only come from a few sources. Be sure to remove the inspection covers at the bell housing and take a good look inside that area. One other thing to check is the crankshaft thrust, make sure your crank isn't walking.

Take your time and you'll find it I'm sure. Let us know what you find.

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well - starting off simple, i did a fresh oil change today with a filter that don't have a hole in the side. then i took a hose pipe & sprayed the bottom of the truck off the best i could. we'll see how that goes for now. i really don't think it's anything from the top of the engine - it all looks pretty dry up there.

we'll see how the next few days goes

 

Get yourself a few cans of B12 Chemtool Carb Cleaner. Clean off the mess under the engine. Plain water won't get the buildup off of anything that is leaking

 

Simple green to the rescue.... Great degreaser.

 

If the oil filter had a hole through it, then I'd have to say that the oil spraying out of the hole on to the exhaust was more than likely the source of your smoke. Just as you said, when you get on it, the pressure rises and the oil sprays out at a faster rate.

Curious as to what brand of oil filter that it was, and if it looks like something struck the filter and caused the hole, or it was a defect. If it's the first scenario, it makes me feel good about the Z71 skid plate underneath my oil pan now

 

i've been using PureONE filters for years & this was my first problem. after looking at it, it seems that the filter wrench i have (the pliers style with teeth) probably gripped too tight & made a crease that eventually weakened enough to let the pressure bust a small hole through. so far, i ain't had any problems & it looks like it's staying dry.

thank y'all so much for your help

 

might want to use a band type filter wrench from now on. That's what I use.

 

probably so. i got the one i did when i also did oil changes on mom's diesel with a 2 quart filter. that way, i only needed one size

 

NEVER install a new oil filter with a wrench. Filter wrenches are for removing filters only.