There is a noticeable but slight burning oil smell. The car runs fine otherwise (e.g. startup, acceleration, etc).
What are some of the possible causes of this and how fixable are they?
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18 years ago
92 Camry XLE burning oil smell
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18 years ago
Obviously the oil is leaking onto something hot. It could be leaking from any of a number of places, notably one or more of the gaskets. Your car is a '92, so the gaskets have shrunk over time.
Of course, the engine compartment is probably dirty -- the easy way is to clean it and try to find leaking.
Of course #2 -- you don't know what kind of oil [engine, trans/differential].
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18 years ago
The valve cover gasket was replaced and seems to have resolved the problem.
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18 years ago
Good. I love it when a leak is fixed.