96 civic ex oil leak problem

[elgordo]

ok so my civic been sittin for a while and i open the hood and saw that the header was wet where it bolts to the head so i was like naybe it got wet so i cranck it and took it for a ride and came back home but today i cranck it and it was smokin inside the engine compartment and it was smokin comin out from header so i look closely and my header has a crack and saw oil can anybody tell me why this happen i mean it runs good and all but im lost

[-EnVus-]

Valve cover gasket has gone bad if oil is running down on exhaust manifold replace and problem fixed

[gsrteg]

Exactly what he said above. Just inspect around the cylinder head and valve cover. And find a way to seal that crack on the header.

[elgordo]

i took the headers off and saw oil in number 4 port could it be valve stem seals or the piston rings