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Hi Everyone,

Hoping someone can give me some guidance. My 2003 Civic LX has been sitting in my garage for about 3 years, I decided to get it back up and running. Haven't done any maintenance during that time. When I started the vehicle, smoke was coming out of the engine. I asked my friends, they say it should be normal because the Oil hasn't been changed for a long time, plus some built-up dust. Check the fluids for the power steering, engine oil, coolant, and brake fluid, It all looks normal. I could top up the engine oil. I played it safe and turned off the vehicle because I was worried about the smoke. Need to know if it's a good idea to restart the vehicle again and keep it running for a while to get things moving. Appreciate the help, thanks!

Circle area is where smoke was coming out.

 
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Maybe oil burning off the exhaust manifold? It looks like it needs some maintenance for sure.

 
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with that much oil spread out on the surface, it is going to smoke... Clean it first.
when removing the cover, check if no damaged wires

 
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Normal from it sitting looks like it needs a new valve cover gasket though