03 wrx smoking and burnt oil smell

FastWrxWagon87 · 10-01-2012, 10:00 AM

i ve Checked the oil every other two days for the past 1000 miles and its at the full mark but when i get on it hard i see and smell brunt oil after coming to a stop? 127,xxx, my 2.5 had the same thing going on and i had the oil seal replaced and it was good to go.

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tebriel · 10-01-2012, 10:06 AM

valve cover leak dripping onto the uppipe? you're just going to have to look around with a flash light and see what it is.

Dentt42 · 10-02-2012, 11:30 PM

Check the power steering level too. I just fixed mine, but it had gotten bad enough that you could smell and see smoke waiting at a stop light. The hoses can fail around your mileage, and leak onto the exhaust manifold. It was at the point of being a little embarrassing by the time I collected all the parts and set aside the time to fix it.

cornercase · 10-02-2012, 11:41 PM

Is the smoke coming from under the hood or out the exhaust? If it's out the exhaust, I'd suspect turbo seals. If the hood, then look for oil leaks. If your engine bay isn't clean, have it cleaned and then just watch if for a week. The oil leak should become apparent.

Eamon

Boobaru03 · 10-03-2012, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tebriel

valve cover leak dripping onto the uppipe? you're just going to have to look around with a flash light and see what it is.

I have this problem exactly, and will be changing the valve cover gasket very soon

tebriel · 10-03-2012, 09:51 PM

yeah just did mine, it wasn't too bad. See the latest valve cover thread.

10-01-2012, 10:00 AM	#1
FastWrxWagon87 Scooby Newbie Member#: 333346 Join Date: Sep 2012	03 wrx smoking and burnt oil smell i ve Checked the oil every other two days for the past 1000 miles and its at the full mark but when i get on it hard i see and smell brunt oil after coming to a stop? 127,xxx, my 2.5 had the same thing going on and i had the oil seal replaced and it was good to go. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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10-01-2012, 10:06 AM	#2
tebriel Scooby Newbie Member#: 244190 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Madison, WI Vehicle: 2004 BRP WRX Wagon 2004 JBP WRX	valve cover leak dripping onto the uppipe? you're just going to have to look around with a flash light and see what it is.

10-02-2012, 11:30 PM	#3
Dentt42 Scooby Specialist Member#: 180570 Join Date: May 2008 Chapter/Region: South East Location: South Florida Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon WR Blue	Check the power steering level too. I just fixed mine, but it had gotten bad enough that you could smell and see smoke waiting at a stop light. The hoses can fail around your mileage, and leak onto the exhaust manifold. It was at the point of being a little embarrassing by the time I collected all the parts and set aside the time to fix it.

10-02-2012, 11:41 PM	#4
cornercase Scooby Newbie Member#: 306921 Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2004 WRX Blue	Is the smoke coming from under the hood or out the exhaust? If it's out the exhaust, I'd suspect turbo seals. If the hood, then look for oil leaks. If your engine bay isn't clean, have it cleaned and then just watch if for a week. The oil leak should become apparent. Eamon

10-03-2012, 09:51 PM	#6
tebriel Scooby Newbie Member#: 244190 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Madison, WI Vehicle: 2004 BRP WRX Wagon 2004 JBP WRX	yeah just did mine, it wasn't too bad. See the latest valve cover thread.