Bradley,
You have stated two problems. Coming to second first. Smell of burning rubber. in the car rubber is only at two places where it can burn, The tyres, unlikely as you have not commented upon your driving habits. Some people like to rev the engine so much before take off that the tyres go burning for the first few hundred meters. And then there is rubber on the wires and cables. You have to check the wires for any heat while the engine is running.
Coming to the first now. White smoke is generally of unburnt fiel and not oil. Oil alwayd give black smoke and that is the indication you get when the exhaust is giving black smoke. That means that the engine is consuming oil. if it is white then that indicates that the engine is cold and burning more gas/diesel. Is your a diesel vehicle?? But as you say it from under the hood. And that too behind the engine block. May be that the gasket is leaking from somewhere. If you could check the engine oil level for a few days early in the morning before starting the engine. If the level drops and the exhaust tail pipe does not blacken your finger when you rub it in it would mean that the oil is being burnt. Now what I suggest is that with the engine running and hand brakes on, go under the car with hood open and try to locate the source of the smoke. I am sure you would be able to locate it.
Then we talk again.
Bradley,
Thanks for listening tome. The checking of engine oil in the morning is not a one day affair. It should be checked for a few days as the level to come down noticeably will take a few days as the leak is not a major one. In the mean time, have Happy Holidays.
So, one of your problems turned out to be what we discussed the other day and has been taken care of. Now, have you been able to locate the burning wires ot rubber? Or was it the burning oil only? Has the smell stopped after they repaired the gasket?
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I do Have a check engine light on that's been on all year. I used to have error code Po421 I had my two of my sections of my Cats replaced and now I have error code PO 141. I have had my O2 sensor replaced. But have not been able to get rid of my PO 141 code. I have another O2 sensor replacement on the way. I don't know if this has anything to do with my current situation.
Maybe when I had my motor mount "Roll Stop" replaced something wasn't tighten properly. I have a flashlight I will check again for the source of the smoke and let you know. Smoke first seem to come from the driver side underneath the hood while driving. When I open the hood yesterday the smoke seem to be coming from the back side of the motor.
I will check for the smoke source again...and check my oil level first before I start the car and let you know.
I took the car back to GoodYear Tires. They said the white smoke behind the engine was an result of the valve cover not sealing properly. They said something will dripping on the intake or something. They will reseal my valve cover and replace the gaskets for free.
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