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Engine ran a bit rough yesterday

D2 - Fuel and Exhausts Everything to do with getting fuel into the engine, and fumes back out again

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28th December 2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Usually the burning oil smell is from a gearbox seal so much lower down than the front O2 sensors. The engine doesn't tend to leak where it could get on to the sensors, but it wouldn't hurt them anyway since the active bits are inside the exhaust pipe.

Thanks MJ; I now consider myself educated.

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