ZT190+ smell of oil through heater

Geoff130 · 30th October 2017, 18:39

As the title says my ZT smells of oil fumes unless the AC is on recirculate. I've checked the breather pipes and the T piece, they are fine, any other places to check?

oswestryalex · 1st November 2017, 21:28

Have you had a recent oil and filter change? If so it might be spills that are burning off. If not, possibly a check over all the engine block you can see to check for wet patches of oil. See if there is oil on the underside of the engine. On a Volvo I had the PCV got blocked and caused me all kinds of problems - if this one has a PCV, it is worth checking it too.
Hope that might help? oswestryalex

Geoff130 · 2nd November 2017, 18:10

It is loosing a bit of oil somewhere, about a litre per 1000 miles, it doesn't noticeably smoke and there aren't any drips when it's parked. There is a bit in the throttle body and VIS manifold that I noticed when I replaced that recently.

30th October 2017, 18:39	#1
Geoff130 Loves to post MG ZT 190, Rover 75 CDTi, Honda VFR 750, Honda CB550F Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Derby Posts: 393 Thanks: 75 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts	ZT190+ smell of oil through heater As the title says my ZT smells of oil fumes unless the AC is on recirculate. I've checked the breather pipes and the T piece, they are fine, any other places to check?

1st November 2017, 21:28	#2
oswestryalex Loves to post Rover 75 1.8T connoisseur saloon 2003 in blue , MG ZT 190+ 2003 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oswestry Posts: 308 Thanks: 159 Thanked 99 Times in 57 Posts	Have you had a recent oil and filter change? If so it might be spills that are burning off. If not, possibly a check over all the engine block you can see to check for wet patches of oil. See if there is oil on the underside of the engine. On a Volvo I had the PCV got blocked and caused me all kinds of problems - if this one has a PCV, it is worth checking it too. Hope that might help? oswestryalex

2nd November 2017, 18:10	#3
Geoff130 Loves to post MG ZT 190, Rover 75 CDTi, Honda VFR 750, Honda CB550F Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Derby Posts: 393 Thanks: 75 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts	It is loosing a bit of oil somewhere, about a litre per 1000 miles, it doesn't noticeably smoke and there aren't any drips when it's parked. There is a bit in the throttle body and VIS manifold that I noticed when I replaced that recently.