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My 97 mercedes c280 has an oil leak.. don't know where it comes from but i think somwhere from the front of the engine. there is oil clear back to the middle of the car where it drips on the exaust pipe and creates smoke, but only when it has been run for and extended amount of time.. just running to the store it doesn't happen. Any Ideas of where to look and what to do? Thanks for your help
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If the engine has been leaking for some time (and it sounds like it has), the engine and drivetrain needs to be throughly cleaned first to get rid of the mass of oil splayed all over the undercarraige. Then, have a shop add small bottle of oil leak detection dye to the crankcase, and drive the car a few days to get the oil leaking again so the a shop can find the leak. From there, they can assess what need to be done to fix the leak(s).