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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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smell of oil coming through the heater vents any ideas?
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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hmm have u checked your water level in the header tank

maybe u have blown the headgasket
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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water level is fine, no water oil mixing or anything. Would valve stem seals or a fooked turbo cause this
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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might be a oil leak onto something like the exhaust and it smell is coming through like that
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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I was ganna say that when my rocker cover gasket was leaking oil onto the turbo and manifold i could smell it in the car from the heaters
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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cheers guys, ive noticed that oil is leaking from the where the exhaust downpipe joins, that would explain it all but wheres the oil coming from
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