At a light yesterday, after some spirited acceleration, my car had smoke coming out from under the hood. It smelled to me like oil had somehow gotten to a very hot part of the engine and burnt up. Normally, my engine produces no smoke at all.

I have an idea of what this could be caused by. Last weekend I replaced my thermostat (what a pain in the ass), and the dipstick tube, of course, is blocking access to a critical screw on the housing. The tube got banged around and loosened, and it feels as if the seal at the bottom may have been dislodged.

COuld oil be coming out of the bottom of the tube and getting on something hot, or should i look elsewhere?

Thanks,
Troy
1995 E420