oil smell through hot heater

1. Robbo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 M'Bro - Teesside Posts: 3060 401 bhp r33 skyline

   #1 20th October 2009, 19:40

   hello all, long time since i been on here so im just posting for a friend.
   
   hes got a 2002 vts (56000miles, standard except pipercross air filter) and basically when the cars warm and the heaters are on hot theres a smell of oil coming through. any thoughts?
   
   common problem maybe?
   
   any info greatly appreciated thanks!
   
   Robbo
2. Alexywhite Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 222 Citroen Saxo VTR MK2 DC2 Integra Type R EP3 Civi

   #2 20th October 2009, 19:58

   I had this problem. Have you taken off the rocker cover breather pipe and replaced it with a filter?
   
   If so, the smell of hot oil evaporating from the filter on top of the rocker cover is your problem.
   
   Alex
3. Robbo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 M'Bro - Teesside Posts: 3060 401 bhp r33 skyline

   #3 20th October 2009, 20:17

   ahhh well the breather pipe from the rocker cover goes into the side of the air filter but would it smell like oil if its leaked into the filter?
   
   thanks
4. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #4 21st October 2009, 11:21

   There is also a crankcase breather pipe. Its about an inch accross and comes from back of engine area. You can put a breather on it or drill the piper cross body and fit a "neck" to it to accept the pipe. ( is used a electrical conduit connector 20mm).
5. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

   #5 17th January 2010, 20:53

   I had this same problem, i didnt have a filter on my oil breather it was just open.
6. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

   #6 17th January 2010, 20:56

   im getting this too, stinking out the interior getting high yo lol, have got a return from the breather to the air filter though, so its not that
7. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #7 18th January 2010, 12:05

   Check pipes again, you are smelling blowby gases from the crankcase that are normally burnt when the pipes are as factory spec.
8. ryanmt Established Member Joined: Oct 2004 Warrington Posts: 1987 AX VTS 57 3.0 TDI A5

   #8 18th January 2010, 13:14

   tis common with induction kits that dont recycle the breather into the inlet.
9. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

   #9 18th January 2010, 14:13

   It would explain this common issiue
10. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

    #10 19th January 2010, 16:59

    think it would be because the clamps aren't jubilee'd up letting some gasses to bypass?
11. user_34297 Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2009 Somewhere in Bonnyland Posts: 10669 Super clean mk5 Golf Gti and 306 hdi

    #11 20th January 2010, 02:34

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lew_C think it would be because the clamps aren't jubilee'd up letting some gasses to bypass?

    bit dangerous that is it not?
12. user_35312 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 Coventry CV6 Posts: 2477 Slowda Octavia vRS SOLD - Cam'd Chip'd VTR

    #12 20th January 2010, 14:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by D--R--E--W bit dangerous that is it not?

    its on tight, and the correct length i just noticed it was missing some jubilee clips, suppose it would make sense lol
13. prescott1988 L-plater Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 50

    #13 20th January 2010, 17:15

    mine done this quite bad a changed a lil filter that was on my cam cover for a breather pipe into my induction kit. jobs a gudun no more smells. hope this helps
14. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

    #14 20th January 2010, 17:46

    i had it so what i did was run a pipe down to a catch tank at the front of the car
15. stormin Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Toronto, Canada Posts: 1118 Mitsi Evo 2008

    #15 20th January 2010, 17:50

    check the rocker covers for this prob too if ever been off might not be sealed proper causing a slight leak.
16. DKC23 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 liverpool Posts: 125 saxo vts

    #16 11th June 2010, 16:05

    i had this problem with my vts i got a filter for the oil breather pipe that helped with the problem. iv just got a raceland enclosed induction kit that has a hole for the breather pipe does the hole need to be bloked up on the induction kit and if so what it the best way of blocking it up?
17. user_38442 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Owner of www.destinyeffect.co.uk radio station live every Thursday Friday night from 7-9pm Posts: 724 vts vtr

    #17 3rd August 2012, 12:45

    Sorry to bring the thread up againe I've got this problem on mine smells oil burn smell
    Only when on hot or cold fans in full standstill little when driving . . Car runs fine heaters are hot temperature good . Now I've got a piper cross on my saxo Vtr and the breather pipe is attach to a little oil filter sliver colour not to induction kit . the holes that are on the induction piper cross are duck tape up . Because I have a separate feed to little breather on rocker cover .
    rocker gaskit leaks a little ive nitice loads of ouil when u pull the runber down . Now
    which one of these could it be I've got new gaslit to fit .
    Heater matrix wouldn't make that smell would it ???
    because every think runs sweet .