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Old 05-21-2011, 09:14 PM   #1
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After running around this morning I put the 98 ti in reverse to back into the garage. As I was heading back the smell of burnt oil and barely visible smoke came out of the ventilation on the dash.

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Did you have the A/C on?
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Did you have the A/C on?
No, it's only 66 degrees here.
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Open up the hood.
Are there signs of oil on your exhaust header?
It can get there from a leaky valve cover gasket.
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Did you have the A/C on?
now that I think back, I did.

I ran the A/C yesterday and shut it off about a mile from the house. Backing into the garage, same thing, burnt oil smell coming from the vents.

I don't have any gasket leakage.
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Probably bad valve seals that you are smelling after decelerating then reversing. My car does it pulling away from a standstill
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