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Old 01-31-2020, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BSO
You describe a strong smell that sounds abnormal. There could be a leak that isn’t readily visible, striking a hot engine part and burning off before it reaches a visible area or the ground.

IMHO, every time I’ve strongly smelled burnt oil on an ICE, there was a source, usually it was due to a spill or a leak of long standing.
that makes sense as the car was driven an average of 1176 miles in last 5 years..been standing a while..
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If you're not grinding gears and riding the clutch, are you really even driving?



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