oil smell?

[Red99CobraSVT]

after i run my 99 cobra hard with 36000 miles on it ...as soon as i get out of the car it has a oil burning smell...ive looked all over the engine and it is clean..it doest have a leak from the bottom or anything..the only time is when i run it hard.any ideas what to look for.

 

[superwhitemike]

i had same problem. mine was the pcv. oil sitting on the valve cover.

 

[Dark Knight GT]

Is it really strong or is it somewhat faint ? Everynow and then I'll get a "sweet smell" of faint oil burn off. Its actually normal for oil to be burned up a little bit here and there.

 

[Red99CobraSVT]

its rather noticable as soon as i get out of the car.rather strong

 

[Dark Knight GT]

Ok. I'm guessing you have a leak somewhere then.

 

[BuffaloZone]

after i run my 99 cobra hard with 36000 miles on it ...as soon as i get out of the car it has a oil burning smell...ive looked all over the engine and it is clean..it doest have a leak from the bottom or anything..the only time is when i run it hard.any ideas what to look for.

My PCV leaked, as mentioned, found a TSB on it. Also, my right valve cover leaked, but it was pretty hard to spot - it would drip right near the top exhaust flange and would burn itself down towards the converter.

 

[sweetpea]

the oil smell only happens when i run it hard...never smell it when driven normally.does the pvc valve go into passenger head valve cover?there is no oil around this.there is no oil to be seen under it either.

 

[sveet]

Both of my valve covers seep a bit and I get an occasional drip at the back edge. It falls right onto the exhaust system and burns off.

I really only noticed it because the car gets parked in the winter and I start it up and let it run periodically. When I would go out into the garage I would smell oil burning once in a while.

I bought a mirror on a telescoping rod and by looking at the back edge of the valve covers I found a spot ready to drip on both sides.