oil all over

[tdak]

Ok. 97 villager 3.0, driving, car smells of oil, then dies. Open the hood and theres oils sprayed all over the manifold and on the valve cover. Add a quart and get it home. when it cooled down I added yet another quart and started it. I dont see any oil spraying, but once it warmed up i get a whistling noise and slight rattle. I am going to replace the valve cover gasket to see if maybe the seal broke, but is there something else it could be??
thanks
Tdak

[IH8SPM]

Wht not run the vehicle with hood open in the driveway

[jackass#1]

does your oil look milky or any dark color exhaust?

[tdak]

The van runs fine now. The valve cover was loose and blew the gasket out. New gasket, all better.
Thank goodness.

[jackass#1]

good deal

[tdak]

Thanks for the tips anyway. I'm happy it worked out.