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Does your m54 car smells like burnt oil all the time?

9.4K views 22 replies 12 participants last post by  Evane18  
Any smell of burining oil indicates leaking oil reaches exhaust manifold, cats of exhaust pipes. pretty common leak is sweating valve cover gasket. some major leaks like oil pan or oil filter housing gasket contaminates engine but doesn't reach exhaust therefore doesnt burn. Valve gasket replace is less than 1 hour job.