Originally posted by Contour_n_SHO:
OK guys what would leak onto my manifold on the passenger side towards the front of the engine i think. Its def not reaching the ground and is burning off on the cat or exhaust pipe there. Any help on tracking that down would be great. On a SHO i would guess a valve cover gasket or front main...but this aint a SHO so....

Thanks in advance

Brian



Given the similar experience, I'm surprised Roz hasn't already jumped in, here ... On vacation, maybe?

One question: Are you certain it's on the manifold where your oil is being cooked?

Roz and I had a similar problem w/our Duratec's (stench of burning oil coming in thru the cabin air intake). In my case, I had an extremely small pan-gasket leak that allowed just enough oil to drip onto the exhaust to nauseate everyone in the car. In Roz's case (if I remember correctly), the prob was two-fold. The primary source of Roz's "big stink" also was a leaky pan gasket. It was replaced. Afterwards, the rear seal was also found to be a minor player, too -- so minor that Roz decided to live with it for now.