I noticed that after I park I start smelling burnt oil. I opened the hood to check out the engine and there was no unusual smells, but once I closed the hood and walked back towards the doors I can smell it. Could it be coming from the CAT?

 

You have an oil leak onto your exhaust pipe.

 

are u leaking oil? check ur oil level.. if theres no leaks and oil missing still.. ur burning oil

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by street_ride14 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You have an oil leak onto your exhaust pipe.

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Where you I look? Exhaust manifold, or towards the CAT?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dagle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are u leaking oil? check ur oil level.. if theres no leaks and oil missing still.. ur burning oil</TD></TR></TABLE>
What does it mean to burn oil? I have been driving hard these days, do you think its because of my driving?

 

Near your o2 sensor, before the CAT.

 

yes.. driving hard will def burn oil. VTECing burns oil especially. most people who drive hard and burn oil top off their oil between oil changes. also the quality/brand of oil also play a factor. good luck figuring it out, im sure its minor

 

oh and for the location of the leak he's talking about, ur header leads directly to it. hes suggesting that oil is dripping onto it while ur driving and is evaporating and causing the smell i believe. (not to quote w/ attitude, just not taking credit for it )

 

I just remembered when my engine was swapped out, someone forgot to put the spark plug gaskets back on, and they started the engine and it spit oil. They fixed it right away but for the first 200 miles I drove I smelled burnt oil constantly. Could there be some oil remaining in the CAT?

 

Thanks guys!

 

It is most likely oil coming down the back or side of the motor, when it gets down to the oil pan the angle that the motor is at makes it pool to the back side of the oil pan where it will collect and drop onto the header pipe right where the O2 sensor is. I had this exact problem a month ago and it was a leak out of the back driver's side corner of the valve cover. It leaked behind the timing belt cover and through the casting hole in the block so it ran on the inside of the oil pan gasket. Just buy a new VC gasket and use a little RTV or Hondabond on the corners and cam cutouts and it should solve the problem. It may still smell for a little while afterwards because it takes a while to burn off. Also spirited driving will cause this problem because oil is being thrown to the top of the head.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jzobie1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It is most likely oil coming down the back or side of the motor, when it gets down to the oil pan the angle that the motor is at makes it pool to the back side of the oil pan where it will collect and drop onto the header pipe right where the O2 sensor is. I had this exact problem a month ago and it was a leak out of the back driver's side corner of the valve cover. It leaked behind the timing belt cover and through the casting hole in the block so it ran on the inside of the oil pan gasket. Just buy a new VC gasket and use a little RTV or Hondabond on the corners and cam cutouts and it should solve the problem. It may still smell for a little while afterwards because it takes a while to burn off. Also spirited driving will cause this problem because oil is being thrown to the top of the head.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Thank You!

 

Turns out that my Drive Shaft Boot is torn apart and is spitting grease everywhere. I am now trying to figure out if I should swap out the old driveshafts for new ones.