MACH5IVE

So i was in an accident awhile back and had to have the car worked on... I've had it for a weeks and everything seemed fine... Tonight i was playing around with a ls1 and punched it and it smelled like burnt oil.. I popped the hood and didnt see any visible leaks.. Any ideas?

disposablehero27

have the same issue sometimes when i get it on pretty hard i have that smell. haven't wrecked it seriously or anything, little fender bender. mine has 164k on it.. .in the same boat, what is that?

disposablehero27

anyone?

SVTeeshirt

are you losing oil? you said no visable leaks but how often do u if at all add a quart between changes?

disposablehero27

i go through oil pretty consistantly, i'd say maybe.. a quart a month per say. rough estimate. no visible leaks, only when i push it hard

SVTeeshirt

Time for a rebuild, piston rings are probably shot. Mine ran like a champ till i pulled it off the road 158k on it and not burning oil at all.

disposablehero27

think so? damn that won't be cheap, and something i probably couldn't do myself... how much long do you think she's got?

f1atlander

it was the cheby

mustangman03

i get that every now and then but im not losing any oil and its been about 9,000 miles since i have changed it and it stays at the same exact place on the stick when i check it which is about once every 2 weeks

califas_1987

I have the same problem, including on a start up when it has been sitting for a week or so. It doesn't blow blue smoke on a regular basis, but every once in a while I will see it, especially when I get on it. Im guessing I have a bad valve seat on one of my heads. the problem is I don't know how to narrow it down to now which head it is. Any ideas?