Any interesting oil smells?

[rjacket]

Being quite new to the topic of oil (I used to let the dealer do all the oil changes but am now going to highly recommended independent mechanics and giving them my store bought synthetics), I took a smell of my Quaker State full synthetic and Synpower oils.

QS Syn smells sweet, like perfumed cooking oil while Synpower is quite foul smelling with hints of sweetness.

So for a slightly different and less serious topic, what does your oil smell like?

 

[river_rat]

Toyota OEM 0W-20 = Vinyl...like a new car seat.

 

[BobFout]

Sniffing oil? A BITOG'er for sure!

 

[L_Sludger]

Fresh gear oil smells bad, used gear oil smells ghastly.

 

[Nick R]

Edge 5W-20: Smells kinda like bananas

Mobil 1 ATF: Simply foul smelling.

Used GM PSF: Ughhhhhh *passes out*

Maxlife blend: kinda sweet smelling, like fruit.

 

[Quest]

I may be obsessed about motor oils but still not crazy enough to inhale oil fumes.

Q.

 

[Marukai]

Eneos smells like Bailey's Irish Cream.

Tranny oil smells like Garlic

 

[daves87rs]

Edge does smell like bananas!

 

[simple_gifts]

The Green GC was said to smell like gummy bears.

It anyone has ever smelled Fluid Film, it has a bazooka joe bubble gum aroma.

 

[Scienceman]

smelling oil kills brain cells.

 

[Ben99GT]

Originally Posted By: Quest
I may be obsessed about motor oils but still not crazy enough to inhale oil fumes.

Q.


Not too many fumes being given off at room temperature.

 

[OilBlazer93]

Originally Posted By: rudolphna
Edge 5W-20: Smells kinda like bananas

Mobil 1 ATF: Simply foul smelling.

Used GM PSF: Ughhhhhh *passes out*

Maxlife blend: kinda sweet smelling, like fruit.



+1 on Mobil 1 ATF. It is also PURPLE!!!

I would add that -some- Bottles of MaxLife smell like Wax Candles.

Im an Oil Sniffer.

I guess it would be my imagination to say that ive had oil smell like Hazelnut Coffee before....

 

[HTSS_TR]

Originally Posted By: Quest
I may be obsessed about motor oils but still not crazy enough to inhale oil fumes.

Q.


A smart BITOGer

 

[Scienceman]

 

[tomcat27]

hey, we're sniffing virgin oil here.... there shouldn't be too many brain cells killed that way! it's the used oil that contains the nasty's!!!

 

[OilBlazer93]

Originally Posted By: tomcat27
hey, we're sniffing virgin oil here.... there shouldn't be too many brain cells killed that way! it's the used oil that contains the nasty's!!!


+1 ... To a Point.

I had a Ford Escort i put Lucas in to try to protect against a Radiator that had been ruptured badly by a Road Debris...

.. When that Engine Seized up and acted like it had a Timing Belt snapped but didnt, it (the Engine, or the Oil in it) smelled like Burnt Fried Chicken.

NAPA must have Banana Additive, because i had a bottle (blue) of their Non-oil that smelled very Fruity...

And sniffing "Used Oil" isnt all that bad, either! Its the EXHAUST that they will say -POLLUTES!- And unless you Drink the Antifreeze or accidentally.. Oh i guess ill keep that one to myself, lets just say that Red Bull -looks- like Gas and when they are close to each other in non-approved containers..

...

.. But i have a -REAL- Car now, and All this is MEMORIES!

Now all i need is one of those old Rolls-Royces (the ones from the 80s that cost $14-000 to $22,000 like a Silver Seraph, or a 1982 Ferrari 400i for $22,000 - $25,000), and ill be.. absolutely Beside myself...

 

[Ljute]

Changed the oil in my Kubota today, used Ambra Mastergold 15w40.
Nice non-CJ stuff with loads of zinc. Smelled almost like gear oil, not quite as strong.

I know, New Holland oil in a Kubota... world's going to end.

 

[REDDOG]

Originally Posted By: Troy_Built
smelling oil kills brain cells.

HeHeHeHe

He, Hee

Har Dee Har

HeHe...

What?

 

[santov]

Try sniffing used rear differential fluid. Smells like the dog ate chili beans.

 

[sneakboxer]

Heck yea i smell my oil. You can smell fuel oil dilution (if it is bad). I figure that you might as well use all your senses to detect wear.
But be warned your nose is very sensitive when touched with a hot dipstick.