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guybo · 11-22-2017, 08:02 PM

I have been smelling burning oil for a while and thought it was a leak in my catch can. I took it apart, it's tight now. But by now, that oil on the header pipe below it should have burned off. The smell comes from the passenger side when the engine is hot.

Well tonight I took a flashlight (in the day with glare I couldn't see anything) and looked everywhere and found gunky oily dirty nastiness all over the aluminum floor and I felt some up under the engine too. But on the DRIVER side- I don't know why the smell comes up from the passenger side. 31k miles, I guess I am headed to the dealership where I bought it for some warranty work. I'll probably do like @GRiver423 and have them do the spark plugs while the engine is out.

I just hope they don't give me a hard time about my mods. For the engine I have done a catch can and oil pressure gauge. Exhaust and intake too but none of this will affect this leak.

11-22-2017, 08:02 PM	#47
guybo Huge E85 fan! Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Scion FRS Location: Tampa, FL, USA Posts: 1,850 Thanks: 539 Thanked 1,010 Times in 605 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have been smelling burning oil for a while and thought it was a leak in my catch can. I took it apart, it's tight now. But by now, that oil on the header pipe below it should have burned off. The smell comes from the passenger side when the engine is hot. Well tonight I took a flashlight (in the day with glare I couldn't see anything) and looked everywhere and found gunky oily dirty nastiness all over the aluminum floor and I felt some up under the engine too. But on the DRIVER side- I don't know why the smell comes up from the passenger side. 31k miles, I guess I am headed to the dealership where I bought it for some warranty work. I'll probably do like @GRiver423 and have them do the spark plugs while the engine is out. I just hope they don't give me a hard time about my mods. For the engine I have done a catch can and oil pressure gauge. Exhaust and intake too but none of this will affect this leak.