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Re: Anyone know what years GM updated the 5.3 valve cover?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/15/2020

My experience has been that there are a few problems causing the smoke. One certainly is the bad design or degraded DS valve cover. The way I prove them is to open the throttle all the way. If there is a sloshing puddle of oil in the very back of the intake, i... Login to read more.