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Oil burning smell.


nrenz123

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The last weeke or so there has been a smell of burning oil coming from the car whenever i come to a stop after driving. I've had the plenum off after dropping a washer into the filler about two days after the smell started.

 

I first noticed the smell after topping the oil up, the oil was definately not overfilled as i was very carefull to add it in stages. There are no obvious leaks, drips or wet patches so im a bit lost. Has anyone else ever had any problems like this?

 

It is definately an oil smell, so im ruling out clutch/coolant.

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I had this on a trackday and discovered that it was coming out the dipstick (Confirmation from ZMANALEX ;) ). One of the seals had broken. I could see traces of oil though so it might not be that but still worth checking.

 

 

You losing oil at all?

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Just drove 120 miles from work back to wales, whenever i came to a stop there is definately an oil smell, i dont appear to be using any oil but it is still concerning and i get paranoid... not my fault my last car was a fiar coupe!

 

The oil pressure did drop slightly yesterday but it was scorchio. What is the standard idle speed for UK cars?

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My idle is a tad lower than that but she is due a service. The idle is quite rough at times, you can feel the engine rocking.

 

It is overdue a service so hopefully some ew oil and plugs should improve things.

 

 

it is when the AC isn't on. With it on you'll find the tick over far smoother. I leave the AC on for that very reason.

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