Have you have that smell also for about 4 years, or is it new? exhaust system leaking, and pushing exhaust backwards through rear pillar grill into windows air vent? Otherwise, never heard that before, except on cold starts... Regards Raimund Am 12.06.2017 um 16:16 schrieb Don Hanson: > Hold off on the comments on the subject. > My 84 5sp with an ABA Jetta inline 94:. It's always seemed to put out a > little too much exhaust during backing up. I've had "used-up",tired motors > in the past...smell like blow-by or burning oil.... the Vanagon I have now > smells like that, but ONLY when I back up....no smoking and no oil residue > on the back... Only when I got in reverse. > I use a quart of 10-40 about every 1000mi. Oil consumption hasn't > increased in about 4 yrs... > Guesses, anyone? |
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