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Old 12-21-2004, 07:13 PM
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Faint oil smell under hood,no drips yet ,where should I start to search?2.8 w/57k
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in this forum, search: rear main seal
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Default Burning smell, or just oil smell? the passenger side cam chain tensioner is a good start...
there are LOTS of places on a 2.8 where you can have leaks..
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