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I have a 1997 Mitsubishi eclipse (5 speed) with 87,600 miles on it.  I have had this car for 7 years and have always maintained everything.  I am now having some oil leaks that are driving me crazy.  I had the valve cover gasket and the oil pan gasket replaced.  I still have an oil leak that I can’t locate.  The car does not show any blue smoke only white smoke when the engine or exhaust pipe are warm.  You really see the smoke from under the car once you turn the engine off. It seems like the oil is leaking down to the exhaust pipe and burning just before the “cat converter” My guess is that the leak is on the back of the engine which is allowing it to drain to the back and down the back side of the engine.  If anyone has had this same sort of problem please help me out in locating this 3rd oil leak.

Thanks  

i have the same damn problem but mine is the 420a motor if you figured it out plz get bak to me  

My girlfriend is in the same situation.  Her Eclipse is a '98 RS.  She has had no luck fixing it.  The guy that looked at it for her though said she had to replace the entire engine.  So I guess that will fix that problem, haha.  

you need to check all around where the head meets the block. Could be valve cover gasket. Check those two spots all around. Good luck.  
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John R. seeking for the best maintenance help on Toyota Corolla cars..

You mean to say smoke coming from under front tire? But why doe's not you inspection from mitsubishi dealers. They discovered that problem of leaking oil.
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yeah,,let your dealer check it to save you from large expenses  
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John R. seeking for the best maintenance help on Toyota Corolla cars..

hey i just suggest you ..to ask your mechanic...to avoid heavy expenses

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