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burning oil smell on resting 3.0i sport
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:10 pm
by willos
Just enjoying the car after the ball ache of a split intake hose at the ICV and the ICV sticking which threw up loads of faults. Anyway after a new boot a clean of the ICV and putting back the old original MAF the car runs fine until today. After a run and come to a halt you can smell an oil burn. No great clouds or anything coming from the exhaust. Ive looked and cannot see any point of a oil leak. Any clues on this.
Re: burning oil smell on resting 3.0i sport
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:13 pm
by shadrack
have you dipped the oil? the 3.0i engine is notorious for burning oil
Re: burning oil smell on resting 3.0i sport
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:42 pm
by willos
It's doing it when the car has been stood for a few days. Plenty of oil in but there is oil burning off the exhaust under the bonnet when run again. Nothing when run every day. Just thought someone would know of a typical leak on a 3.0i would do this
Re: burning oil smell on resting 3.0i sport
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:49 pm
by stevox5
Check along the top of the exhaust manifold heat shields you may find the rocker cover is leaking and running down onto the heat shields
Not unheard of and a relatively easy job
Steve