AOS question

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So I recently purchased a 2001 Boxster S. Owner recently had a CEL, took it to the dealer who replaced MAF, no CEL anymore. Owner told me about it, and said that the dealer had told him it might be the AOS and to consider replacing. After a couple thousand miles I noticed the CEL had returned. A few days later I noticed a wisp of smoke on startup. The wisp of smoke got progressively worse (bigger). The other day I went out and the wisp of smoke was much more severe. After letting the car warm up for a few minutes I noticed that the smoke had not really dissipated much. I tried driving a couple meters and noticed a flashing CEL, which disappeared (went solid) although the "wisp" turned into a constant stream of smoke.

I'm assuming that the smoke is classic AOS symptom. Problem is that I cannot get an AOS up to Edmonton, Alberta for about a week. My question is whether there is anything I can do to drive the car in the meanwhile (eg, take off AOS and plug the holes).

Thanks for any suggestions.