# Smell oil? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** legacy, subaru\ **Created:** [October 17, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-oil/38239 "2009-10-17T19:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![00\_subaru\_legacy\_gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/58956e/32.png) [@00\_subaru\_legacy\_gt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/00_subaru_legacy_gt)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-oil/38239/1 "2009-10-17T19:27:14Z")
00 Subaru legacy GT sedan 132k 5spd new timing belt 5Ks ago with water pump when I turn the air on(not AC) just vent smell like oil burning? But when I open the hood there’s no smell under it? ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-oil/38239/2 "2009-10-17T20:48:22Z")
The valve cover gaskets would be the first place to look for a small oil leak. Another possibility could be a heater core leaking antifreeze. It could be mistaken as an oil smell. Is there any dampness on the passenger floor, or is there any loss of coolant? ---
**Author:** ![00\_subaru\_legacy\_gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/58956e/32.png) [@00\_subaru\_legacy\_gt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/00_subaru_legacy_gt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-oil/38239/3 "2009-10-18T04:53:43Z")
The passenger floor is dry I don’t think is antifreeze I sure is oil it’s not all the time only some times. Why can’t I smell it with the hood open? Every thing looks dry under the hood. ---
**Author:** ![kmccune](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kmccune/32/1237_2.png) [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smell-oil/38239/4 "2009-10-18T12:31:34Z")
Had a problem like this on a 00 Focus,it was a small hard to get to rubber vent line on the backside of the engine-Kevin