We drove from North Bergen to where we are on vacation Thursday. That’s where we took vacation. The 150+ mile trip was uneventful; everything went fine. The car, it seems, had other ideas.
Friday night, we get in the car to go to a restaurant and when we get back to the hotel, there’s a smell of burning oil and some smoke coming out from under the hood.
I look, and it appeared there was a small oil leak from the valve cover gasket. No big deal. It’s dripping down the rear of the engine onto the exhaust, hence the smoke.
There’s really no good mechanical garage where we are vacationing — all resorts and tourist stuff. Rather than futz around trying to find a reputable local mechanic, I looked up the KIA dealers and there’s one,, about 30…
