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Trying to Clear Oil Smell in Cabin...

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Trying to Clear Oil Smell in Cabin...

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I had a Intake Cam Seal Leak that is fixed but I have some residual oil also around Exhaust Cam Seal which has reached around slightly to some hot pipe right around the corner on the drivers side of the engine a little below the level of the Cam Sensor. I saw it smoking there.

I am also wondering how much smell a raised dipstick will create.
I read about running a heater hose -- hose clamped I'm assuming -- down below some where.

If smell is coming from there then maybe that would help temporarily while I gather for PCV repair.

I might sound a little neurotic about this but I do a side transportation run or two a month for my Job for Money and I do not feel I can give passenger fair ride with burning oil smell in cabin.

I watched the degreasing tutorial, it is about 30 degrees here today.
Maybe I can attempt an isolated degrease with a rinse since it looks as though most of this oil is away from electrical connections.

I'm assuming as long as I run the car afterwords I will not have water freezing somewhere it shouldn't.

Thanks you very much for your time...

Thank you for your time...

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Post by plumsmooth »

I realized I clearly have a Exhaust Cam Seal Leak.

Intake and Exhaust happened at the same time...

One was fixed [hopefully] other one I will do.

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Post by abscate »

Get the car hot, then degrease. The heat will dry up any water that's gets in where it shouldn't.

Keep water from the alternator and starter ( no where near your cam seals, of course)
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Post by Ozark Lee »

Closing the fresh air vent on the left hand side of the center vents in the dash cap along with using REC on the climate unit will also help.

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Add some curry to your oil and sell it as a genuine Vermont-Indian driving experience......
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