oil smell
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oil smell
Sometimes when I stop my truck, I smell oil. Kind of like when oil drips on the exhaust. I cant see where its leaking onto the ground at all. Only smell it occasionally and always when the truck is warmed up. Any ideas?
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It's most likely going to be your valve cover gaskets. These sit perfectly so that when they leak, they drip onto your exhaust manifolds, hence the burning oil smell.
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I looked at the engine and the drivers side is clean and dry but the passenger side is oily...kind of like a combination of dirt and oil...its all over the valve cover, not just on the side.
If its just the valve cover leaking, I am okay with that but I want to make sure it isnt anything more serious. Is there anything that it could be besides teh valve cover. the truck runs great and there is real good oil pressure.
thanks
If its just the valve cover leaking, I am okay with that but I want to make sure it isnt anything more serious. Is there anything that it could be besides teh valve cover. the truck runs great and there is real good oil pressure.
thanks
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I looked at the engine and the drivers side is clean and dry but the passenger side is oily...kind of like a combination of dirt and oil...its all over the valve cover, not just on the side.
If its just the valve cover leaking, I am okay with that but I want to make sure it isnt anything more serious. Is there anything that it could be besides teh valve cover. the truck runs great and there is real good oil pressure.
thanks
If its just the valve cover leaking, I am okay with that but I want to make sure it isnt anything more serious. Is there anything that it could be besides teh valve cover. the truck runs great and there is real good oil pressure.
thanks
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I got to the bottom of the smell.... its a leaking power steering hose and/or pump. I crawled into the engine compartment and noticed it.
Gonna clean up the hose and then see if its just the hose or if the pump is toast...
thanks for all the advice..I do appreciate it.
Gonna clean up the hose and then see if its just the hose or if the pump is toast...
thanks for all the advice..I do appreciate it.
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