Echo

If I sit in the car parked up with the engine running for a while (while catching up on the phone etc) I get a strong smell of burning oil when I drive off, it was so bad the other day that I had the window open all the way up the M40 in the rain.

I'm not using stacks of oil but it does seem to have a litre every 3-4k.

Any ideas? I'm taking it in for a look next week though.

:-)

Mike

RON

Sounds like cam cover gasket on turbo side, doesn't normally happen on cars until they're about 4-5yrs old though!

Echo

Oh, is that bad news? Could that have happened when the down pipe was de-catted? My main agent did that anyway, so hope that warranty will be ok.... Gulp!

:-)

Mike

RON

it's not serious if that is what it is, shouldn't take the garage very long to sort, it's only a gasket change!

Rourkey

I would agree with you there Ron, my 93 wrx weap's just a little bit and i have prob the exact same smell also, just didnt think it would happen to a car so new but stranger thing's have happened before im sure !

Echo

I must have an odd one, it wore out the rear pads long before the fronts etc etc!

Thanks for the help!

:-)

Mike

BigGuy

You might want to check the transmission oil level. In my previous scooby, the mechanic overfilled the transmission by a quart and a half. After a run on the German Autobahn I had a horrible burnt oil smell comming into the car each time I would stop. The oil was overflowing from the top when driving at high speed. I had the mechanic drain the oil to the proper level and the problem was solved