Engine Stuff on 1st Cat --help!

[tris91ricer]

okay.. it's a nice day here in Tacoma, which is rare, for those of you who don't know. Anyway, after a spirited drive, like always, i smell something hot. not good. upon opening the hood, i find that on the passenger side, toward the firewall, looking down there appears to be oily gunk and whatnot all over my (what i think) is my first catalytic, and the passenger side CV boot. There's a hose above it, but no leaks in that hose, so i'm at a loss of whether i have an oil leak or something else.. any ideas?

i'm gonna do an oil change tonight anyway, just to see if that helps..haven't done that in a while. --off to Autozone!

thanks,

91legacysleeper.

[vrg3]

Inspect the inner and outer CV boots carefully. Maybe of them is torn and that's where the greasy mess came from.

[ciper]

Inner Id bet.

[evolutionmovement]

When the inner CV boot rips it throws grease out all over the cat. That's my guess as well.

Steve