Omega Elite oil smell

[Frank Butcher]

Anyone know the cure of a horrid 'burning oil' smell in a 96 Omega 3.0 elite.

Ive had the rocker gaskets replaced which seemed to cure it for a while, now its back! Ive replaced the rubber seals inside the bonnet.

It appears when the car is fully warmed up at a standstill.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Tom]

Anyone know the cure of a horrid 'burning oil' smell in a 96 Omega 3.0 elite.

Ive had the rocker gaskets replaced which seemed to cure it for a while, now its back! Ive replaced the rubber seals inside the bonnet.

It appears when the car is fully warmed up at a standstill.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Have you checked for an oil leak onto the engine being burnt of when the engine is started.

 

[Robert Offer]

Hi
I don't know the Omega but ......
I have just changed from a good old faithful Cav. at 191K and still able to get me 37 to the gallon on a long run and/or a speeding ban from the 2 litre 8v lump! The main reason for retiring the old lady was that it seemed to be losing a reasonable amount of oil - spilling it here and there. My daughter wanted the car and so I had it MOT'd for her and mentioned to the mechanic about the oil leak and he re-sealed the dip stick tube - initially without success. He went back and saw the oil leaking again and so exchanged it tube for one on an old engine he had. It worked! He maintains that the tube had rotted through. It's the first time I have heard of it, but it might just be worth checking. Hope it helps Rob

 

[Paul Saunders]

I recently spent over 600 quid having a number of oil leaks cured on my 2.5 omega. This didn't include a rocker gasket the previous year and the opposite bank the year before. It transpired part of the problem was the garage that replaced the rh bank last year didn't check the rocker cover itself and as a result it started to leak soon afterward. This was because it had warped. I also had a problem with the camshaft oil seals aswell. Leaks on omegas can be numerous and difficult to find. Obviously the burning smell is where oil is leaking onto the manifolds but can also be under the car where it blows back onto the exhaust.

 

[David (archive)]

I recently spent over 600 quid having a number of oil leaks cured on my 2.5 omega. This didn't include a rocker gasket the previous year and the opposite bank the year before. It transpired part of the problem was the garage that replaced the rh bank last year didn't check the rocker cover itself and as a result it started to leak soon afterward. This was because it had warped. I also had a problem with the camshaft oil seals aswell. Leaks on omegas can be numerous and difficult to find. Obviously the burning smell is where oil is leaking onto the manifolds but can also be under the car where it blows back onto the exhaust.

Clean the engine with gunk or any other engine cleaner then you will be able to see where the oil is leaking from. You may find it is a very minor leak which has built up to a stage where it now burns off on the exhaust. With a clean engine and still a burning you will know it is more severe.