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Old Jan 14, 2001 | 03:37 PM
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Car: 95 Caprice
Engine: 5.7l LT1
Transmission: 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 2.93
oil vapors...

finally had a semi-warm day yesterday and got to drive with the window down.. almost instantly i was able to smell oil vapor, not oil burning, but the vapor smell you get if say you forgot to put the filler plug in.. checkled everything out, couldnt find anything wrong, she doesnt burn/leak oil at all either.. any ideas where this could be comin from?

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4.6l GT?? Oh you mean the phoney pony..
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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 01:28 AM
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PCV

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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 02:47 PM
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Car: 95 Caprice
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thats the first thing i checked.. all looks good, no loose lines, valve working properly, etc.. im stumped...
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Old Jan 15, 2001 | 02:52 PM
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Could be blowby pressure forcing crankcase vapor out the valve cover gaskets. It's happenning on my 88 GTA.
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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 06:50 PM
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Car: 95 Caprice
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oh god.. dont even say that.. then again, i guess 133k on the clock of a 2.8 is a quite a bit.. and considering that it is worse under load.. <sigh>
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