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Bad oil smell V70-XC70 2000

posted by  someone claiming to be Eric G. on  Mon Feb 26 02:14 CST 2001 [RELATED]

3,000Kms ago, I've had my 24,000Kms service performed and the dealer also did a full tranny flush in view of my complain for harsh cluncking shifts. I've noticed lately a real bad oil smell (smells like hydraulic oil??) after a normal drive. Noticeable both inside and outside the car. Actually worse from the outside when parked in my car shelter. I checked all fluid levels and they are all topped correctly.. however, I noticed the engine oil level is a tad over the max line.. (about 1/4 inch over). Can this be the culprit? Is it harmful to the engine having too much oil?

I've been running Mobil1 since the clock showed 16,000Kms.. never a bad odor. I concur, the AWD has been running strong lately since it's been pretty slippery out there.. differential related? I've never smelled diff. oil so I can't tell.

Any clues?

Thanks!





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