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16 years ago
Smoke
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16 years ago
Oil leak on to the exhaust. When it's cool crawl under and look for stains on the exhaust, that's the smoke source.
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16 years ago
I'd suggest you wash your engine first... You probably have some oil leak from valve cover gasket.
The reason you smell those thing is because the seals... two of them actually... on both firewall by the windshield are bad... so you are smelling whatever it is in the engine compartment. It is a common problem with older MB so change those seals and you will be alright.
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16 years ago
I would also sugest that you do a thorough degreasing around the transmission and underside of the vehicle if there is any oil/grease/dirt buildup. One of my previous cars (92 Corvette) had a trans fluid leak at the speed sensor dripping fluid on the exhaust pipe. Fortunately I was doing some tuning when the fluid and the accumulated crud cought fire and I was able to put it out right away resulting only in damage to a wire harness and connectors.. Ever since that episode I have been paranoid about oil leaks and potential fire hazards. Peter