[Oil fumes stinkin' us out!]

My 92 was always dripping oil onto the Y-Pipes until I re-sealed the heads and cam boxes. That seemed to be the only way.

I found Aviation Gasket Glue the best to coat the head gaskets with before closing up. The oil feed O-Ring doesn't have enough crush when checking it. Poor design.

After this, I got 150,000 kms leak free and still running after we sold it.

 

Hi All,

 

Now that the cold weather is upon us (and I got the heater working again) my 92 Subaru is stinkin' us out with oil fumes.

 

Like most all older cars, mine has a slight oil leak. Normally this is no big deal, but when the oil heats up on the hot engine, it turns to a vapor and gets sucked into the cabin when the heat is on.

 

I see that the hood has a rubber gasket in between the engine compartment and the air vent intake for the cabin. I think this gasket is not sealing tight and is letting the fumes mix in with the heated air.

 

Question:

How can I prevent the oil fumes from entering the cabin?

Would adding some weather stripping help?

Is there a way to re-route the fresh air intake?

 

Thanks!

 

T.J.

[Crankcase fumes inside]

I have a 2001 Outback wagon with the 2.5 engine. After a good drive over 20 kms and stopping to idle for traffic lights etc, we get crankcase fumes migrating into the vehicle. Subaru has looked at many times and can't say why.

Anyone else had this problem?

Gerry