I have a 2005 Toyota Camry LE VVT-I 2.4L. There is a weird whining sound coming from the engine and/or manifold and an odd burning smell. The smell is not antifreeze, oil, or gas/exhaust. There is no smoke. Check oil & coolant levels- normal appearance but dirty. Checked all other fluids. It has 153, 000 miles and poor maintenance. Sound is loud at start-up but continues when engine is hot and gets louder with acceleration.

SOURCE: 92 toyota camry XLE Engine oil leak onto manifold

yea i had the same problem, my last mechanic didnt tighten the top where d sprak plugs go in so it was leakin oil all they way down to the bottom where the exhaust runs and was smokin because of that... had it tightned and no longer ne smoke

mac mcknight

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• Posted on Dec 27, 2008

SOURCE: Engine running really rough...whine sound when it isn't.

The run rough problem is due a cyl.mis firing,it becaused buy a bad plug,plug wire,coil,or even the ing.module. the servive eng.light flashing is warning you that you have a cyl.misfire that can cause damaget to your catltic converter if you continue to drive it.with may lead to why you think you have a exhaust problem,it may be colgged.

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neither one of these would cause gas to leak. sure it is not coolant ? if you think it is gas it is not safe to drive car as it could catch on fire. possible cause would be a leaking injector.