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Old 02-19-14 | 06:01 AM
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so over the last week or so my car has smelled like its burning oil, but all fluids are good, collant is good, and i dont see any smoke or leakage.. any idea what this could be?
Old 02-19-14 | 11:07 AM
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Did you drive over a plastic bag and it is now melting on an exhaust pipe?
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possibly valve cover gaskets if car has high miles
Old 02-19-14 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LScowboyLS
possibly valve cover gaskets if car has high miles
it's a 19 year old car and they're rubber/viton gaskets.

Doesn't need high miles, check those anyway.



I had an issue on my old '95 where the HP hose had a leak that was spraying ATF from the PS system onto one of the exhaust manifolds. Check that too.
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Also check the valve cover breather pipes for poor sealing and splits.
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