Hey all,

I have a 93 300E 2.8, 80K miles. It is new to me, previously owned by "old lady."

Traveling today on 400 mile trip, about 100 miles in, I looked behind me and observed pretty large cloud of blue smoke. Pulled over quickly, observed oil dropping from rear of engine, directly on first exhaust pipe right off engine. Oil level was fine, trip continued and all appeared fine, except for small droplets of oil under the car at stops. Car ran well for the rest of my trip, and I did not again see any blue smoke. Engine compartment seemed to be free of oil, just as before my trip.

Can anyone guess the problem? Valve cover gasket? Head gasket?

Thanks in advance for any advise.