The Smells...
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From: Charleston, SC
The Smells...
I have a lot of smells from time to time with my it use to be gas because the line had a hole in it and now i get the smell of burnt oil... and its getting stronger...does anyone know whats the cause of it and i get the exhaust smell from under the engine i also think there is a hole in the header...
Im guessing you fixed the gas smell?
Burnt oil, assuming you drive it nicely, you should check the head gasket, if thats fine, then theres a couple million more things it could be.
Exhaust smell would be a cracked exhaust manifold....thats not rocket science....
Burnt oil, assuming you drive it nicely, you should check the head gasket, if thats fine, then theres a couple million more things it could be.
Exhaust smell would be a cracked exhaust manifold....thats not rocket science....
I have a lot of smells from time to time with my it use to be gas because the line had a hole in it and now i get the smell of burnt oil... and its getting stronger...does anyone know whats the cause of it and i get the exhaust smell from under the engine i also think there is a hole in the header...
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From: York,PA
I would have to say they are both coming from the same place. If you are working up some miles it could be bad valve seals or piston rings which is letting oil in the cc and burning so when it gets to your exhaust leak you can smell burnt oil. Does your exhaust smoke?
I just had this problem fixed not too long ago, both my front AND rear gaskets needed changing.. but the rear one had a crack or i call it a 'pathway' for oil to just pourout
Was fine for hwy driving but in the city, i could smell it burning and see it (smoke coming out of the hood)
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I would have to say they are both coming from the same place. If you are working up some miles it could be bad valve seals or piston rings which is letting oil in the cc and burning so when it gets to your exhaust leak you can smell burnt oil. Does your exhaust smoke?
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I just had this problem fixed not too long ago, both my front AND rear gaskets needed changing.. but the rear one had a crack or i call it a 'pathway' for oil to just pourout
Was fine for hwy driving but in the city, i could smell it burning and see it (smoke coming out of the hood)
I just had this problem fixed not too long ago, both my front AND rear gaskets needed changing.. but the rear one had a crack or i call it a 'pathway' for oil to just pourout
Was fine for hwy driving but in the city, i could smell it burning and see it (smoke coming out of the hood)
yup there we go thats the prob on regular highway its kool u dont smell anything then once i hit the city with all these stop lights u really smell it i thought it could be the gaskets i just wasnt sure...
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Yeah i did fix that problem i got vid of tha gas leaking out of it on my phone but cant upload it to here so people could see what im talking about anyhow... im just thinking that its the head gaskets some where i do see like a lot of build up around the valve...maybe i should take a few more engine pix?