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If the rear valve cover gasket is where the oil is leaking from (80% of the time it is) replacing it stops the oil leak.

In any case, oil is slowly leaking out of the engine & replacing whatever gasket is allowing the oil to leak will fix the problem - so your dad is wrong.

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That smell in the cabin AND the "smoke" is due to the fact that your heater core is "busted". On most cars, it is located behind the glovebox compartment - next to the firewall. It usually has two pipes that go through the firewall and has the heater hoses from the engine compartment connected to the pipes. Hope this helps!! ;)

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That smell in the cabin AND the "smoke" is due to the fact that your heater core is "busted".  On most cars, it is located behind the glovebox compartment - next to the firewall.  It usually has two pipes that go through the firewall and has the heater hoses from the engine compartment connected to the pipes.  Hope this helps!! ;)

ford, that might explain a maple syrup smell and a puddle of green or red liquid on the passenger's floor. How would this explain smoke and a burned petroleum smell?

steviej

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I just remember when I had a Mustang many years ago, when the heater core failed, ALL the windows had a foggy "film" as a result of the failure of the core.

The smell is one that you will never forget - it is different. Burnt oil, maple syrup,

call it what you will. I just know that if there is liquid in the floor on the passenger's side, it is a 95% chance that it is the core that is bad.

By the way, that film on the windows is extremely difficult to remove - almost impossible as a matter of fact. ;)

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I have a burning oil smell sometimes in my car and I've had the valve cover gaskets replaced, didn't help. I'm running synthetic oil too, and the smell never occured when I used regular oil. No blue smoke from the exhaust either, I have a mystery leak somewhere.

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