Nissan: 2002 Sentra GXE smells of burning oil?

On 1/23/04 12:47 PM, in article
talkaboutautos.com, "marv6"
<net> wrote:
 

Look for oil puddles on any frame members or engine parts that can drip onto
the exhaust pipe.

2001 Sentra GXE - Stinks for weeks after an oil change. Exhaust pipe is
directly under the oil filter, impossible not to spill on it. The
ventilation air intake is down there somewhere, instead of where it should
be (at the base of the windshield).


"marv6" <net> wrote in message
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could smell burning oil. Called dealer and service person said that they
probably spilled some oil and to give it about 3 days and it should go away.
70 miles and 5 days later it still smells but only inside the car when the
heater is on and mostly when stopped for light and when destination is
reached. I checked filter, drain plug, and engine for signs of oil, but see
nothing. Yesterday afternoon it was warm enough for A/C and I did not
notice smell, but this AM with heater on low the odor of oil was there when
I got to work. Any suggestions? Thanks, Marv 

Thanks, will take another look.

I concur with Pete. The oil runs down the exhaust pipe and pools under the
catalytic converter on the heat shield where it boils away for a couple of
weeks. I have managed to overcome the problem by draping the pipe with a
plastic bag prior to unscrewing the filter. Messy but efective.
marv6 <net> wrote in message
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could smell burning oil. Called dealer and service person said that they
probably spilled some oil and to give it about 3 days and it should go away.
70 miles and 5 days later it still smells but only inside the car when the
heater is on and mostly when stopped for light and when destination is
reached. I checked filter, drain plug, and engine for signs of oil, but see
nothing. Yesterday afternoon it was warm enough for A/C and I did not
notice smell, but this AM with heater on low the odor of oil was there when
I got to work. Any suggestions? Thanks, Marv 

"Don McLardy" <com> wrote in message
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Geez Don, you've embarrassed me! I have changed it myself a half-dozen
times, and only after replying to Marv's post did the thought occur to try
something like this. Duh!
'Pete'