oil smelling

[dreamer2355]

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I would be checking for oil leaks starting from the top of the vehicle and seeing if anything is leaking onto your exhaust components to start with. You may also need to raise the vehicle up and check for leaks there._x000D_
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Oil seep

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[Matt]

[quote]Quoted From dreamer2355: _x000D_
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Welcome to the forums!_x000D_
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I would be checking for oil leaks starting from the top of the vehicle and seeing if anything is leaking onto your exhaust components to start with. You may also need to raise the vehicl

[hmerone]

[quote]Quoted From dreamer2355: _x000D_
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Welcome to the forums!_x000D_
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I would be checking for oil leaks starting from the top of the vehicle and seeing if anything is leaking onto your exhaust components to start with. You may also need to raise the vehicl

[Trcustoms719]

Also pull out your plug wires and check for oil in spark plug wells._x000D_

[hmerone]

I just make a little check up around the engine I saw no apparent leaking (few!)_x000D_
I just need to put the car on a lift to see if there is something I missed and the spark plugs_x000D_
if I burning oil is it gonna smell or there’s no link between this and my oil

[college man]

do you have a breather element stuck in the valve cover?_x000D_
you have no visible leaks or drips? try putting card board_x000D_
under the car when you park at night.

[hmerone]

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do you have a breather element stuck in the valve cover?_x000D_
you have no visible leaks or drips? try putting card board_x000D_
under the car when you park at night.

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I have a breather filter on my valve cover_x000D_
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[college man]

under hard drag race acceleration it could smoke some.

[hmerone]

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under hard drag race acceleration it could smoke some.

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I know but I didn’t race since 3 weeks now

[EricTheCarGuy]

If you don’t have any oil leaks the PCV breather seems like the best explanation.

[hmerone]

thanks for the tips_x000D_
this morning I took my car to go buy some few things and just to verified if it still smell strong well it smell less and even funnier it stop smelling oil_x000D_
I’ll check anyway for more explanation but it’s quite weird it take almost 3

[hmerone]

I just came back from a little ride and no more oil smelling in the car_x000D_
I took off the pcv breather to any difference: nothing_x000D_
thanks guys for your help!

[dreamer2355]

Thanks for the update._x000D_
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Keep us posted if the issue returns!

[hmerone]

Quoted From dreamer2355: _x000D_
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Thanks for the update._x000D_
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Keep us posted if the issue returns!

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speaking of the devil!_x000D_
the oil smelling is back!_x000D_
but this time I realised it appears on braking I don’t know if there’s a link about th

[EricTheCarGuy]

I think you missed my original point, what I meant was that a worn out engine will overwork the PCV system NOT that the PCV system is the problem.

[hmerone]

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I think you missed my original point, what I meant was that a worn out engine will overwork the PCV system NOT that the PCV system is the problem.

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sorry I misunderstood what you tried to tell in the

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