Ok so I replaced the gasket in the oil pan and then put 6 quarts in per chilton? Now Im burning oil out of the exhaust at the last ( no 6?) cylinder and I dont know why. Was chilton wrong and its only 5 qt?? Any ideas?

 

It is 6 quarts. Was it burning oil before you changed your gasket?

 

I changed the oil pan gasket not the head. The smoke is coming out there so i just assumed thats it.

 

Sorry I misread that. So the smoke is coming out of your oil pan.

 

No its coming from here where the light is pointing

 

Did you get oil on your exhaust manifold? And im not sure about older cherokee's but for mine its 5 1/2 quarts max. Also if its smoking from there you might have a bad valve seal and intake manifold leak but its highly unlikely. Do you hear a puffing noise in the engine compartment when the engine is running?

 

Book says 6 qts oil with filter change.

 

Well if the book says its right it most likely is, But when I pu 5 1/2 in mine Its right bellow the full line.

 

Its smoking right out of the top of the exhaust pipe where it meets the engine and also at the flange that connects the header to to the rest of the pipe????? It didnt do this before that I noticed I just bought it not to long ago and have been working in it to drive.

 

6 quarts is correct. Even if it was "slightly" overfilled, it wouldn't result in what you are seeing.

See if this is just a temporary condition and burns off. I think it might, as what you did should not be related to this.

 

Sounds like you need a new exhaust manifold gasket and the headers on alot of XJ's are prone to cracking right at the flange due to poor welds from the factory. So If I were you Id just weld up the crack in the flange and get a new gasket for your exhaust manifold. While your at it it probably wouldnt hurt to do an Intake manifold gasket as well since you have to take the intake off to get to the exhaust.

 

Would the manifold cause it it to burn and smoke like that? Ill get in there and check for cracks tomorrow. I have to finish the diffs tonight and put the driver door panel back on.

 

No The exhaust wouldnt cause it to make alot of smoke. What color is the smoke if you dont mind me asking?

 

Bluish gray

 

Blue smoke means oil so you have either worn valve seals or pistion rings. How much does it smoke? And check to see if you oil level went down any, If its a small amount or barely noticable then its most likely valve seals. If you lost a noticable amount like half a quart then Id go for pistion rings.