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'96 Blazer LS Burning Oil... Help please.

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Hey guys...

 

I was wheeling with some friends today after school and I hit quite the pot-hole and I bottomed out pretty hard, but not all that bad. When we got back out to the road my buddy pulled up along side me and we rolled down our windows and it stunk like burning oil. I'm not sure what happened... any of you have any ideas of what could have happened? Thanks a ton, any help will be appreciated.

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What were you wheeling through?  If you were kicking up mud, water, and grass you can get an awful smell since it's burning on the exhaust.  Other than that I'm not too sure.

 

Welcome to the forum :thumbs:

 

Now lets see some pics of that beast.

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What were you wheeling through?  If you were kicking up mud, water, and grass you can get an awful smell since it's burning on the exhaust.  Other than that I'm not too sure.

 

Welcome to the forum :thumbs:

 

Now lets see some pics of that beast.

When I bottomed out we were on this mud road that leads out into a corn field. Now that I think about it you could be right when you say it's probably something stuck on the exhaust just burning considering it smells the worst after I drive for a while, I just had my brother step on the gas a few times in the drive way while I monitored everything underneath to make sure there were no apparent oil leaks or anything and everything seemed fine. I really hope it's just something on the exhuast pipe burning, I am really hurting for money right now and I am trying to save up for a set of BFGoodrich All-Terrains :P. Pictures we be along soon, as soon as my brother finds his digi-cam. I wish I would of had it when I got home earlier because the Blazer was just caked in mud, now I washed it up a little bit because I have some new domed decals to put on the rear windows.

 

Alright guys, anyone else have any ideas on what this could be? I'm going down to check the exhaust pipe to see if I can find any grass or corn-stalks stuck on there. Be back up in a few.

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run down to the local car wash and get a wash and underbody flush, or if you have access to a pressure washer spray it w/ that.  If you still smell it after that, then you may be burning oil, but we might as well eliminate the less costly problems right away.

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Problem solved, or at least I hope...

 

There was a ton of mud and grass caked on the end of the tail pipe. I was checking it out and it was literally smoking, that explains the smoke trail behind me when I drive, and it also explains the terrible smell. I cleaned most of it off, hopefully tomorrow morning things will be back to normal, thanks guys.

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Unfortunately the problem is not solved.

 

I am still noticing this odd smell coming from under my vehicle as soon as I step out of it. The smell is sort of hard to describe, but it doesn't really smell like any particular fluid so I don't think it's a leak. As soon as I get around to doing a underbody wash I really hope the smell goes away because it is really a pain in the rear. I brought it down to the garage today and lifted her up and everything seems in tact underneath, no visible flaws. I doubt any of you have experienced similar issues but if you have or if you think you might know what this smell could be coming from please let me know. Thanks again.

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