Eskimo

First time this morning. First time I've used a throttle stick to warm up the engine for a few minutes (around 1200rpm). This is also the second morning it's been around freezing. (Truck wasn't plugged in)

When I got in the truck, I smelled the oil smell. I popped the hood, didn't see any more leaks than normal (see below, slight valve cover leaks). When driving it's fine, but come to a stop, and there's the smell through the vents.

Mind you, I do not have the seal between the cowl and the hood, but have never had it, and never smelled the smell before.

My valve cover gaskets do leak some, but it didn't look any worse than it always has on the engine, and even immediately after shutdown, not even a hint of any smoke anywhere from the engine.

Is it just the cold weather? What does that gasket cost / have you made your own for less cash? We're going on a trip in a week and I don't want her smelling that.

zack_76401

Sounds like your smelling blow by....Was their white smoke coming out of your blowby tube..........It prollly seeps up into the cab when sitting still instead of going down the road getting blown around....

infidel

I'll bet it's the lack of the hood seal. You probably never noticed it before because you never left it high idling with the windows rolled up and probably the heater fan turned on before.
On my rig when the seal partially fell off the only time the oil smell came in the cab was when stopped.

Eskimo

have people home-brewed a good replacement for it?

Forrest Nearing

put the blower system on recirculate while warming up

infidel

Don't know why thick foam tape designed for a canopy seal wouldn't work. Double it up if need be. Most autoparts or hardware stores have it.

Eskimo

Yeah, but I get the smell whenever I stop at a light, too, and the only recirc is on face vents, IIRC... Stupid over-engineered '98 panels!

I'll look around for some sealer.. Thanks guys.

RedD

I have a white 97 12 v 4x4 dually with the same prob and I do have a cowl gasket just cant figure where its coming from or what it is its almost an elec aroma .doesnt happen when ac or heater is on just fresh air

Forrest Nearing

my truck doesn't leak/burn oil, so I don't get the oil smell, but I used to get exhaust smell at stop lights pretty bad... since I put the stacks on, I don't get it anymore!

Forrest

alaskanassassin

After installing an ATS torque plate on my truck I noticed a similar smell also. I cannot find any oil leak and it is not burning any oil. Does any one think it may be my transmission starting to take a dive since the added power increase?

Eskimo

Oddly enough, the smell did not re-occur this morning on the way in...

But WOW the truck suuure starts nicely after being plugged in overnight!