[darkso1der]

I previously thought that my valve pan gasket was leaking oil onto the manifold and burning thus causeing smoke. After closer inspection I notice that there is oil seeping around the filler cap. Also I inspected the other side of the valve pan (left side if you are standing in front of the car looking at the engine) and I noticed that there is oil around a valve (not sure what it is) that goes into the top of the valve pan. There are a couple of hoses leading from this valve (which had a piece of duct tap around it end to keep it in place). One of the hoses goes down tand into the front of the engine. That line is rotted and severed in the middle. My question are;

1. What is that valve?
2. How should it be connected to valve pan?
3. How important is that hose and what is it for?
4. Where can I find replacement parts?
5. What would cause oil to come out of top of the oil pan?


Thanks for trying to help a not to mechanicaly inclined person try to fix there ride. If you need more info let me know and I will ramble some more.