i have a 88 irocz camaro and when i start my car and let it run for a little the exhaust starts to smells kinda like oil. does anyone know what is wrong with my car?
there are so many possibilities... some brands of fuel (Shell) and oil (old) even smell different. has the car been worked on lately?
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I'd have to say that 100 LL is the best smelling gas. Not that it's street legal or nething, do you have a cat installed? It'll stink if you don't have a cat.
i havent done anything to my car yet. i talk to my uncle about this and he said it could be my valves.
maybe he's right but I'd start with the simplest and cheapest things first like a good tune-up
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I don't know about you but i love the smell of a little exhaust when i fire it up in the morning.Originally Posted by whatthing89
i have a 88 irocz camaro and when i start my car and let it run for a little the exhaust starts to smells kinda like oil. does anyone know what is wrong with my car? 
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I have the same smell and I don't think it's normal, it almost smells like it's leaking fuel but the only leak I have is some black watery residue that's dripping from my exhaust and unless it's been running for awhile it's kinda pumping out grey smoke, not a lot but enough to notice, and my driveway has stains from the exhaust leaking. I'm a first time owner and learning this as I go anyone know what this is?
