oil smell

koxxwasp · Post by **koxxwasp** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:14 pm

Every now and again when my buz is warm and stood still in traffic i can smell burning oil, not as in an engine problem but more as if you had pored oil onto a hot and i mean really hot bit of metal.
It,s not all the time and it is not leaking and it is not over filled with oil.

she runs as sweet as a nut.
So what can it be please.

David Edwards · Post by **David Edwards** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:44 pm

Right I am not being funny but is it burning oil you smell or the musty warm sort of smell when the heater is put on, I have tried a few bongos and this smell is present in all of em, sort of warm heater water smell, don't know if anyone else knows what I mean but does it coincide with the heater being on. If not don't know.

waycar8 · Post by **waycar8** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:05 pm

yes david mine does the same when the heater is on.........a sweet sickly oily smell when the engine is warm and the heaters are on.

cant figure out what it is thoe, i have had a new heater motor in, cleaned out all the motor casing and it is still there

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Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:02 pm

When you are stood in traffic, do you slip into neutral? it could be auto oil getting too hot

alant54 · Post by **alant54** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:13 pm

Koxxwasp.....you don't use Brylcream on your hair by any chance....?....

.....just a thought...!!!!....Alan.....

koxxwasp · Post by **koxxwasp** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:17 pm

alant54 wrote:Koxxwasp.....you don't use Brylcream on your hair by any chance....?.... .....just a thought...!!!!....Alan.....

Bald as a really really bald coot who has just shaved all his hair off and had his head waxed, so thats that one out.

alant54 · Post by **alant54** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:27 pm

..

...sorry mate....'twas just a thought....

......Alan

pyroman · Post by **pyroman** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:43 pm

Hi,

Have you had the oil changed recently?

I had the same symptoms and discovered that the dozy mechanic had put in too much engine oil and the engine was weeping oil from the head gasket, when it was drained, we dicovered that it had been over filled by 1.7 litres!!!

I only hope there has not been any permanant damage,

Kal

koxxwasp · Post by **koxxwasp** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:06 am

I reckoned to chekthe level but I will have another look.
Ta john

tigger · Post by **tigger** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:12 am

Hi koxxwasp - my feeling is that this is probably not a serious problem. You're not alone - I get this too, particularly after an oil change. So do others by the looks of it - see this thread here:

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... hp?p=48284

Note my own post about half way down - particularly my closing paragraph.

My advice is don't worry.

tigger

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