Smelled Like Burning Belt but Was Not?
#16
Just changed oil 150 miles ago, nothing caught on the exhaust and I changed my cabin air filter in July. Mine does this but only when it is cold outside and I have been driving for a while with the heat on. No clue what the cause is but I hate the smell. Something to do with running the heater?
I am leaning toward oil burning due to leaking gasket somewhere as I am missing some oil.
#19
I have a similar smell. Just changed the oil 50 miles ago with full syn to no avail. Didn't see any plastic bags on my exhaust but didn't know to look. Is that some kind of G curse?Have noticed a slight seepage from my valve covers. Saw a thread on here about possibly replacing the valve covers with Maxima covers because they have better spark tube seals. Wonder if this is the issue??? I have noticed some light smoke at night near my headlights a few times. It could possibly be oil but it does smell plastic-like. Also, seems to be when I am cranking the factory Bose system but that may be a coincidence.
#21
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I have had that smell...
I had an '06 G35X and it would present that smell after I had been doing some spirited driving. It really smelled bad when I would play in the snow, drifting and such. I thought it might have something to do with the braking system? Not sure. I currently have an '05 G35 Coupe, and have not had the smell yet. I have done some hard driving, but no smell.
#24
Ideas....Experience please....
Today I took the splash guard off. There was a lot oil on the guard.
I see a little bit of new/clean oil on the bottom of the chamber below the intake on the driver's side.
I cannot identify where the oil is leaking from.
About 1/2 quart engine oil gone in about 3,000 miles.
This pic is of the intake area that has this chamber below it where the oil is spraying/dripping onto...Obviously the intake won't be leaking oil.
Thanks
Today I took the splash guard off. There was a lot oil on the guard.
I see a little bit of new/clean oil on the bottom of the chamber below the intake on the driver's side.
I cannot identify where the oil is leaking from.
About 1/2 quart engine oil gone in about 3,000 miles.
This pic is of the intake area that has this chamber below it where the oil is spraying/dripping onto...Obviously the intake won't be leaking oil.
Thanks
#27
So today good enough weather to look a little further.
Took the driver's side intake snorkel off to see if something below it would show leak. Noooo, we do not see anything except there is some fresh oil on one of the power steerning lines. Just a little oil but it was fresh, clean, engine oil.
Now this past week I had the belly pans off and did not see any smoke and little to no smell.
Here is a pic of where I had the intake snorkel off of the Driver's side.
I was surprised to see how clean everything looks and no sign of leaking except for the above mentioned power steering line.
Any body have experience with a leak in this area?
Took the driver's side intake snorkel off to see if something below it would show leak. Noooo, we do not see anything except there is some fresh oil on one of the power steerning lines. Just a little oil but it was fresh, clean, engine oil.
Now this past week I had the belly pans off and did not see any smoke and little to no smell.
Here is a pic of where I had the intake snorkel off of the Driver's side.
I was surprised to see how clean everything looks and no sign of leaking except for the above mentioned power steering line.
Any body have experience with a leak in this area?
#29
Lift and check ?
Only thing I can imagine about exhaust would be manifold gasket leaking. Is that what you mean?
This is not exhaust smell.
Maybe some oil drippping onto exhaust somewhere but the exhaust all look clean with no residue of anything burning on it.
There is a lot of oil on the belly pan...It is getting out of the engine somewhere. Somewhere near where the pic is taken I am pretty sure.
MAybe soomebody has had a leak in this area? I am getting to think just drive it and keep check on oil level.
Thanks
Last edited by Bonesntx; 01-11-2014 at 07:34 PM.
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