1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the engine
is idling.
The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look at.
Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
Any ideas?

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

does it leak on the ground? Where at?
KH


"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
> engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
> at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

does it leak on the ground? Where at?
KH


"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
> engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
> at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

does it leak on the ground? Where at?
KH


"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
> engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
> at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

I've heard that the valve cover (4.0 l) can develop a leak at the back end.

"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

I've heard that the valve cover (4.0 l) can develop a leak at the back end.

"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

I've heard that the valve cover (4.0 l) can develop a leak at the back end.

"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

If you look under your car yoy will find that the exhaust pipe crosses right
under the join between the engine and the gearbox. A oil leak in the
following places will end up dripping down right on the pipe when at
standstill: Valve cover, rear main seal, oil filter fixing.

oil


"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
> engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
> at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

If you look under your car yoy will find that the exhaust pipe crosses right
under the join between the engine and the gearbox. A oil leak in the
following places will end up dripping down right on the pipe when at
standstill: Valve cover, rear main seal, oil filter fixing.

oil


"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
> engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
> at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>

Re: 1991 cherokee - engine oil smell
 

If you look under your car yoy will find that the exhaust pipe crosses right
under the join between the engine and the gearbox. A oil leak in the
following places will end up dripping down right on the pipe when at
standstill: Valve cover, rear main seal, oil filter fixing.

oil


"Andrew Como" <como@bnl.gov> wrote in message
news:ct8uon$tem$1@news.bnl.gov...
> My '91 Cherokee is putting out a oil odor (like when you remove the valve
> cover gasket). It becomes obvious when I am at a stand still and the
> engine
> is idling.
> The smell is now becoming offensive. Is there something I can do OR look
> at.
> Is there something like an oil breather pipe?
> Any ideas?
>
>