DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER AND PLACED CAR IN PARK. BRIEFLY CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD DUE TO OIL COMING OUT. AFTER INSPECTION OF CAUSE, ROD WENT THROUGH CYLINDER BLOCK CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE AND BLOWN ENGINE. RECALL UNKNOWN HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. *TR