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Old 08-04-2013, 08:36 AM
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Im thinking i have an oil leak under my hood somewhere. My guess is thats where my burnt oil smell is coming from sincei have no smoking on startup or driving. Where are the common areas i should look??
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Oil Pressure sending unit,
Valve cover gaskets,
and the PCV hose has a plastic Y fitting in the back of the engine that is prone to cracking / breaking after being in service for about 10 years.

After the engine has been leaking for a while it is difficult to see where the leak is coming from. I ended up doing all 3 at the same time (along with other things) and has been dry since then.
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i have a tiny little leak from the power steering. I almost dropped the engine expecting its an oil pan leak. my oil pan was filthy.
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I've seen the little gasket above oil filter leak the oil filter cooler adapter gssket
And rear main seal



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