Pew!

elwood-914 · 01-13-2004, 06:03 PM

Adjusted my valves the other night and in the morning I got to town and I could smell oil! I guess the valve cover was cocked a bit so I drove it back home. Lost about 1/2 quart of oil onto the heat exchangers. Now all I have is smell inside the car. When will it go away? I have put about 100 miles on it since. Will it burn off or do I need to clean up the heat exchangers? Help, it stinks in there!

M. Hendrix · 01-13-2004, 06:05 PM

Wash it off.. it will only bake on as it is.

heh

M

SGB · SGB's Garage

You will need to mop out the free liquid on the top of the exchanger, between the two exhaust pipes one each.There is a little "reservoir" on top of the exchanger on each side that the oil gathers in. Until this is remedied, vapors will cotinue.

Jason Porter · 01-14-2004, 09:30 AM

I don't think I've ever been in a 914 that you couldn't smell a little oil in.

Scrappy · 01-14-2004, 10:00 AM

Ahhhhhhhh - burnt hydrocarbons, that ol' Detroit Perfume

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Use carb cleaner - the fumes will get you high and you won't notice the oil

Toast · 01-14-2004, 10:35 AM

Hang a tree.

D7N7MASTER · D7N7MASTER's Garage

Simple Green and a coin operated car wash works good, lasts long time.

george 4man · george 4man's Garage

i like the smell...
many folks associate the oil smell cabin with porsche.

Jim Smolka · 01-14-2004, 05:08 PM

Sometimes it takes removing the heat exchangers and dipping them into a vat of carb cleaner. Then rinse with water. Another option is to take them off and have then steam cleaned at parts place

HMeeder · HMeeder's Garage

Heh, heh. You said 'cocked'!

SGB · SGB's Garage

I kinda like the smell,too. But I have had this problem to the point that blue smoke came out the geater vents. It wasn't very cool looking, and the windshield filmed up really quickly.

SGB · SGB's Garage

heater vents...

John 9:14 · 01-15-2004, 11:07 AM

Au de Porsche. Mine just lets a drop or two hit the heat exchanger on the right side every couple of miles. When I start it after a few days of sitting I have to let it burn off for a couple of minutes before I get in or suck fumes. I replaced the valve cover gasket twice and it still does it.

Dave at Pelican Parts · Dave at Pelican Parts's Garage

Could be a pushrod tube seal...

--DD