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[George Foster]

I have a BAD crankcase-like odor comming into the cabin from the vents,
only while the car is stopped. The dealer said I have no exhaust leaks and
said it's oil leaking from the valve cover. After replacing the (warped)
valve cover, gasket and cleaning the engine of old oil the odor is back
seemingly worse than ever. Not wanting to open the windows or sunroof in
the dead of winter I'm now driving a stinkmobile.
After seaching the archives, I have only found a few comments on 20VTQ with
breather hose issues. The odor in the engine compartment does seem to come
from the back of the engine but I have not found anything obviously wrong
such as leaking oil, hoses off /cracked, etc.
Any experience with this problem or suggestions will be greatly appreciated
since the dealer is no help and my health may be at stake here! Thanks in
advance.