Hello

Had the WRX direct from Japan about 3 months and recently there has been a strong smell of burning oil once the car has warmed up.
Thought it was steering fluid at first cos I seem to have the gineric problem with the fluid cylinder cap .
Checked under the bonnet the other day and found that there seems to be a leak coming from bottom left hand side of the engine bay under the air box.
Is there a common fault on this area??

Can live with it as its hardly noticable and needs toppin up every 3-4 weeks 1/2 ltr.

 

Could well be the o/s cam cover gasket,Weeping onto the exhaust slightly....

 

My WRX had the same thing. I found the crankcase ventilation plate gasket had leaked out a fine mist of oil which eventually worked its way down the rocker cover and drops on to the exhaust, causing the hot oil smell. Mine has a K&N Induction kit, so only took about 15 mins to sort out!

Hope this helps!

Si.

 

It sounds exactly the same problem as I have. It is the rocker cover gasket that is leaking. On the drivers side this will then leak onto the exhaust. As the exhaust gets upto temp you get the burning oil smell. As long as you keep an eye on the oil level it is not too bad, however I will be getting mine sorted very soon.

 

Cheers all that makes me feel a little better.
Can you let me know how much this will cost me and been half decent at car DIY could i fit this myself??

 

From memory the gasket and bolt seals came to about £20. Once you have the air filter off fitting just a question of taking the bolts out, changing the gasket and refitting. I used silicone sealer on the gasket as well, better safe than sorry.

Graham

 

Hey Red, trust you are well

It's almost bound to be the rocker cover gasket as mentioned above - common problem. You could try nipping up the cover bolts with a 10mm socket, if there's only a little weeping then this may fix it, otherwise a new gasket and associated parts is £25 from your local main dealer. It's fairly easy to change but you'll loose the skin on a few knuckles doing it

 

cheera all will have a go this wkend and let u know how i go on

 

hi guys,

ive currently got the same prob but seems to be coming from the bulk head/drivers side bottom rocker gasket - my prob is can i get any of my tools onto that bolt or even my hands down there - i dont think so Bl###y frustrating!!!! so off out today to try and buy some mini socket stuff to attack it with tried from the top and bottom but my socket/ratchet and any other combi too big!!!! what have you used in the past??

Gray

 

to be honest thats the first thing that struck me when the job was described!!
Have you tried using one of the small rachet sets??
What do you use to change the spark Plugs?

 

Hi Red, Ive never done the plugs m8, have just bought a mini uj, 2x mini ext bars + mnin 10mm socket so gonna play with it tomorrow. Any joy on yours??

 

Was gonna let you go first!!! ha ha

Not home till the wkend , so will try then

 

bugger LOL , despite advice im gonna try to nip up the bolts and get my local to do the gasket in the new year - yep coward i know but hate the thought of having it in bits/half apart only to find im missing sommit or havent the tools to do it - im affraid its my only runabout at the mo so will be beggered if stuck!!

 

BTTT

 

anyone tried the job yet? looking at doing mine next weekend and wondering if anyone has any tips

 

Yes heres a tip...Take it to Scooby Clinic. lot easier Had mine done today,took 2 hours. Big thanks to all at the Clinic

[Edited by Moon Goose - 12/13/2003 6:42:14 PM]

 

Got mine booked into a place in wincanton, £117.50p inc vat in Jan - does this sound realistic???