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Old 07-20-2008, 01:35 AM
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i have 133 k on my bird. SAY i leave a light hard and then i get to the next light. is stop. i smell oil. possibly burnt oil its not blowing any smoke, i have no leaks any were i have checked all that

HELLP i have no clue...



PS i do not have a catch can.
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go under the car and look at the Exhaust there might be somthing (melting) sticking on it like a plastic bag ect....
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no def not that.... plastic doesent smell like oil.... BTW
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May be a bad valve cover gasket which is allowing oil to get on the exhaust system and burn off. (you may not see anything on the ground)

Possibility of some other external leak on the engine causing the oil to drip on the exhaust .

Do you have to add a lot of oil between changes ?
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only when i run it hard i might burn about a quart MAYBE but i have gone and checked the hole motor, no rear main leak, valve covers are good. for 133k the motor is dry as can be surprisingly i just dont get it
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Have u check the PCV lines? Those lines are plastic and will break over time and the rubber boot will break also. A good way to check is to let the motor cool and run your fingers along the lines and feel for oil. Its a small chore but sometimes over look.
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I would pull all of the plugs and look for oil on the electrodes insulator etc after one of your hard runs. Don't let it run long after the run.
Its best to cut the engine clean as soon as you are finished and check the plugs before running it again.

If you find oil on a plug it will lead you to the cylinder and then to the root cause.

If you don't find any oil on the plugs I would continue to look for an external leak.

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Any luck?
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Are you 100% sure it was your car that you smelled?
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yeah its def the car cus i smell it all the time.... i ahve not checked any of the pcv line just yet, im gonna check those. it that doesent turn out. i will check the plugs since they are about due to be replaced anyways.

if its the plugs im burning the car
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what kind of oil are using??? before i went with a mobil one and then switched to royal purple and everytime i get on the car i smell my royal purple but i could never smell any of the other oils in the past.
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maybe from the dipstick ! check it
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i switched from mobil 1 to penzoil platnum full sunthetic. and honestly i dont think i smelled oil with the mobil 1, but no i have not checked the dipstick everything is fine the new plugs are in and all that good stuff




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