Scraped REAL hard, swear I smell burning oil - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

lantsalot · 05-11-2019, 06:21 PM

So I was coming out the garage space I rent downtown for the first time today, and like an idiot, I went straight up. I scraped REALLY hard. Like, terrible sound.

After about 30 seconds of driving around, I'm pretty sure that I started to smell oil burning, so I circled around the block and went back into the garage to park. Once parked, I looked under the car to see if I could determine if there was a leak or something, but I didn't see any oil.

It looks like the resonator on the front pipe I have may have been what scraped (see pictures), but I wouldn't expect that to smell like burning oil.

It's sitting in the garage now, and I plan on periodically checking it to see if there's any oil leaks dripping down or gathering. I've attached some pictures. Would love to get some of your thoughts D:

Edit : I don't know why the pictures aren't showing up, here's the links:
https://imgur.com/JLhCHr4
https://imgur.com/tyB1YDg
https://imgur.com/fFZYmTo
https://imgur.com/eNackY7
https://imgur.com/GuRXkbZ

PetrolioBenzina · 05-11-2019, 09:46 PM

Don't lower a low car?
Edit: Don't hang things lower than the lowest part?
Glad I could be helpful.

Mr.ac · 05-11-2019, 09:56 PM

Well the pics don't work so????

I'm pretty sure you got a bit paranoid. That's all.

Tcoat · 05-11-2019, 09:57 PM

Just some crap from the pavement burning off. No way you damaged anything with oil in it since it is a very specific low point that hit. You will be fine.

lantsalot · 05-11-2019, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Well the pics don't work so????

I'm pretty sure you got a bit paranoid. That's all.

Hmmm, I don't know why. When I go to them they work but thanks for the heads up.

Impureclient · 05-11-2019, 11:21 PM

The links work if you click into them but they just don't show up in here until you do.
When you make a Imgur post you have to right click the image after you have it online and select "copy image address.
Then when making a post in here select the "insert image" icon and then paste that link into the box.

PetrolioBenzina · 05-11-2019, 11:54 PM

Looks like a pic from Steamboy.

humfrz · 05-12-2019, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lantsalot

So I was coming out the garage space I rent downtown for the first time today, and like an idiot, I went straight up. I scraped REALLY hard. Like, terrible sound.

Would love to get some of your thoughts D:

Well, lantsalot, that-tle learn ya.

Yep, when part of the exhaust scrapes (in my case - the resonator in the mid pipe) it does sound like the whole underside has been gutted. I scrape the resonator on my car about one third of the time I back out of my driveway. No, I am not good at geometry when I am backing up -

As far as smelling oil, I'd guess that is in your head. The horrible sound caused your brain to envision a big gash in your oil pan.

Just don't do that no more -

humfrz

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lantsalot Derp Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: AZ Posts: 308 Thanks: 1,093 Thanked 220 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Scraped REAL hard, swear I smell burning oil So I was coming out the garage space I rent downtown for the first time today, and like an idiot, I went straight up. I scraped REALLY hard. Like, terrible sound. After about 30 seconds of driving around, I'm pretty sure that I started to smell oil burning, so I circled around the block and went back into the garage to park. Once parked, I looked under the car to see if I could determine if there was a leak or something, but I didn't see any oil. It looks like the resonator on the front pipe I have may have been what scraped (see pictures), but I wouldn't expect that to smell like burning oil. It's sitting in the garage now, and I plan on periodically checking it to see if there's any oil leaks dripping down or gathering. I've attached some pictures. Would love to get some of your thoughts D: Edit : I don't know why the pictures aren't showing up, here's the links: https://imgur.com/JLhCHr4 https://imgur.com/tyB1YDg https://imgur.com/fFZYmTo https://imgur.com/eNackY7 https://imgur.com/GuRXkbZ Last edited by lantsalot; 05-11-2019 at 06:42 PM.

05-11-2019, 09:56 PM	#3
Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,369 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,558 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well the pics don't work so???? I'm pretty sure you got a bit paranoid. That's all. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

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Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	The links work if you click into them but they just don't show up in here until you do. When you make a Imgur post you have to right click the image after you have it online and select "copy image address. Then when making a post in here select the "insert image" icon and then paste that link into the box.

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