Ford ZX2 Burning Oil Smell?

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computerwizard0

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I have a 2002 Ford Escort ZX2. When taking the car onto the interstate, regardless of whether or not the engine is cold, when I rev it up to higher RPMs to get up to speed, I notice the smell of burning oil in the car. I can only smell it for a few minutes and then it is gone. If I were to leave the interstate and then get back on in a relatively short time period, I do not notice the smell. If I let the car sit for a while and then rev it up to high RPM, the smell returns for a few minutes.

The car does not seem to be leaking oil, nor are there any other obvious problems. I will note that it is a bit overdue for an oil change. Any ideas where the smell is coming from?
 
The only thing that really smells like burning oil is burning oil. You may be leaking slightly from a seal. The oil may be splattering onto your exhaust somewhere at high speeds and burning off from the excess heat produced by the exhaust at high rpm. Once it burns off, it probably needs to accumulate again at low speeds before it will splatter back again which is probably why you don't smell it after a few minutes of driving on the freeway.
 
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