IntrepidXJ
NAXJA Member #647
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Some of you with the Green group on Saturday already know the story, and have already taken a look at my XJ, so if you got anymore info than what I have posted, please feel free!
Anyways, on Saturday, after I had left my XJ sitting like this for about 10 minutes (engine off):
I started it up, and then took off up the hill. Well, about halfway up the hill, I noticed my XJ was smoking very bad (the guys behind me said they had to wait for the smoke to clear before following).
When I got to the top, I stopped the engine, and got out to look see. there were a few drips of oil on the drivers side control arms, and on the diff. I was unable to figure out where the oil had come from, some others looked as well, and I'm not quite sure if they figured it out either.
Anyways, after inspection, checking the oil and antifreeze levels (which were fine), I decided to start it up again and see what happened. This time, there was no more smoke....the exhaut did smell kinda funny for a while (sweet smell?), and there were no more leaking oil to be found. The engine was not overheating, and the oil pressure was good.
I decided to wheel it the rest of the day, but I kept an eye on the oil pressure, oil level and antifreeze level very closely. I had no more problems the rest of the day.....
Then on Sunday, I drove it back home to Bensenville (outside Chicago) with no more issues. Checked the oil and antifreeze levels when I got home, and they were both fine. No more drips of oil to be found anywhere.
What the hell happened for those few minutes???
Any ideas?
Anyways, on Saturday, after I had left my XJ sitting like this for about 10 minutes (engine off):
I started it up, and then took off up the hill. Well, about halfway up the hill, I noticed my XJ was smoking very bad (the guys behind me said they had to wait for the smoke to clear before following).
When I got to the top, I stopped the engine, and got out to look see. there were a few drips of oil on the drivers side control arms, and on the diff. I was unable to figure out where the oil had come from, some others looked as well, and I'm not quite sure if they figured it out either.
Anyways, after inspection, checking the oil and antifreeze levels (which were fine), I decided to start it up again and see what happened. This time, there was no more smoke....the exhaut did smell kinda funny for a while (sweet smell?), and there were no more leaking oil to be found. The engine was not overheating, and the oil pressure was good.
I decided to wheel it the rest of the day, but I kept an eye on the oil pressure, oil level and antifreeze level very closely. I had no more problems the rest of the day.....
Then on Sunday, I drove it back home to Bensenville (outside Chicago) with no more issues. Checked the oil and antifreeze levels when I got home, and they were both fine. No more drips of oil to be found anywhere.
What the hell happened for those few minutes???
Any ideas?
