Every time I get out of my car I smell oil a few months back I changed the valve cover gasket didn't smell nothing for months now the smell has came back but there doesn't appear to be a leak????

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Did u torque the valve cover bolts to specs? If u over tight it wont leak at the beginning but as the gasket heats up for a few months then it might start. Oil filter is tight? Sounds like it might b burning off on your exhaust..

yep you should check every seal and try to find out does it burn oil

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you probably have oil leaking on to the header or exhaust somewhere

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Probably using corn oil. I can go for KFC roght now.


While the car is off, spray engine degreaser into a rag and clean the header. Run the car until you smell the oil burning at look for it in your engine bay. Hopfully it's not under car or near the cat. Those are a pain to see, and a mess to clean , hope it isn't the cam seals

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If it's a small leak it'll burn off and you won't see it.

Let the car idle how ever long it runs before you smell it.. and watch under the hood.
Why did you change the vc gasket? Check the bolts.

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How many miles are on the engine?

Does your rear bumper have a black stain by the exhaust?

it's probably leaking onto the exhaust mine was leaking from the oil cooler filter on to the exhaust and made it smell a lot like oil.

I think it's hitting my exhaust but I can't see any oil except for one time there was a tiny bit of oil right on the front next to my headers

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And I don't have any stains on my bumper how do you tell if your burning oil? Sorry such a dumb question but I'm trying to become more car educated. Sorry guys.

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And there is 173000 miles on my motor.

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Pull out.

The stick.

Dipstick!

Ok so I was about a half quart low on oil. But now it don't smell like oil it just has like a stink burn smell it stinks pretty bad idk what it is!!!

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