Smoke in the cabin

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Greg

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Hello, I just registered today and introduced myself on the welcome wagon.
If I missed anything that a new member should do please instruct me and I would be glad to what is asked. I usually just lurk on these sites and don't have much to say but a recent problem with my '01 LS has prompted me to come to a group and maybe save myself a ton of time on diagnosis.

In the last few days I have been getting an odor of burning oil in the cabin. Today with the with the defrost on high temp and blower on full I could see a little smoke coming from the side defrost vent. Has anyone had a similar problem or know what could cause this. I havent seen any oil spots where I park, but its been too cold here to get under it to check for external leaks. Oh.....it is a 3.0 with 214k miles and runs like a sewing machine.

Thanks in advance for any insight anyone would have on this,
Greg
 
abe2571 said:
The ls v6 oil leak issue is not to be confused with the ls v8 oil leak issue. From my research on the issue the ls v8 involves the valve cover gaskets ("vcg") in which oil leaks from the vcg onto the coils and ruins them. This is not an issue with the ls v6. Unless your particular car has developed an obvious vcg leak on the ls v6 from what I have read and seen on my own ls v6 the oil leak and burning smell have nothing to do with a leaking vcg. I have confirmed the oil is leaking from the upper intake on the passenger side which in turn drips on the hot exhaust manifold and is suck into the hvac system and bam....burnt oil smell. I discovered a few posts today and a Ford technical service bulletin about the 3.0 liter v6 in the ls. My oil leak is coming from what are called Intake Manifold Tuning Valves (IMTV) of which there are two in the upper intake of the ls v6. They have a rubber oring around them to seal them in the intake. Mine is leaking from the bottom one. I intend to replace the oring with a new one (which is was a Ford dealer did for another poster and it fixed the problem). Here is a link to the service bulletin which involves a vacuum leak of the same parts. Do a forum search of "burning oil smell" for more info. Oh and yes I replaced the pcv in late 2009 when I replaced all the coils and spark plugs.
http://www.justanswer.com/ford-lincoln/3mugg-lincoln-ls-3-0-2004-model-problem-code.html
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like this guy says.
 
Thank you, it appears to be an obvious problem. Now I can tear into this thing with a mission instead of exploring for hours. It seems I came to the right place.
Are you in the St.Louis area?
Thanks again,
Greg
 
Yes, Exactly. AND I LOVE THAT SNOW DAMN IT DONT TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT :lol:
 
Thanks, I like the little car and for the most part it has been fun to own, but it seems to throw me when things go wrong like having fan fluid (if a mechanic would have told me thant I would have started looking for hidden cameras). So some ridicule may be in my future.
Greg
 
Greg said:
Thanks, I like the little car and for the most part it has been fun to own, but it seems to throw me when things go wrong like having fan fluid (if a mechanic would have told me thant I would have started looking for hidden cameras). So some ridicule may be in my future.
Greg
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The LS has weird problems.. That's just how she is..

Villalta said:
Anatomy Lesson: Girls can blow guys. :D
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I would rather be the blower than the blowee thank you very much.. I know its possible..
 
Greg said:
Thank you, it appears to be an obvious problem. Now I can tear into this thing with a mission instead of exploring for hours. It seems I came to the right place.
Are you in the St.Louis area?
Thanks again,
Greg
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i'm in jeff city.

haha. guys! you're gonna scare him off! geez.
don't mind them.

also. the search button is your friend! some people will jump on you if its obvious you didn't search.

good luck .
 
chris2523 said:
haha. guys! you're gonna scare him off! geez.
don't mind them.

also. the search button is your friend! some people will jump on you if its obvious you didn't search.

good luck .
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:blah: :blah: :blah: He'll be just fine.. ;)

I can be the search police at some points.. :shifty:
 
Do no be afraid of that friendly smoke.. it is there to help us decide when it is time for a new VCG
 
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