Burning smell

[Jakecallun20]

So rub my hand over my headers when the car is cool and see if any oil is leaking. And where is the oil filter I thought of checking that but I can't seem to locate it. And will i still be able to drive my car for a whille or will this do serious damage because I only drive about 2 or 3 times a week.
thanks guys.

the oil filter is the white lookin can thing right below the headers.

yeah. it isn't always white, yours may or may not be. Mine is black and like jeff said it is right below the front header on your engine. It screws right on to the engine block, just give it a tug and turn to make sure it is on tight. Take a shop towel and wipe down the headers, top and bottom, oil filter and around oil filter. Not sure but you may want to check the seal of the oil filter. Some times when you change oil, the O ring from the old filter sticks to the block, when the new and old gasket are pushed together they don't make as tight of a seal as a single gasket does. So if you can check that could be it, but I would save that as a last resort, because you may or may not have to change/add oil depending on how much pours out when you remove oil filter.

[Solorange]

So rub my hand over my headers when the car is cool and see if any oil is leaking. And where is the oil filter I thought of checking that but I can't seem to locate it. And will i still be able to drive my car for a whille or will this do serious damage because I only drive about 2 or 3 times a week.
thanks guys.

No don't rub your hand over the headers. You will burn the crap out of your hands if you do that if you engine is hot. Run your hand around where the valve cover gasket would be. See the attached image. I highlighted a red line where the valve cover gasket is. You probably cant see as it seals between the valve cover and the engine block. Just look for oil from the point where the gasket is and lower on the engine block. You will probably be able to visually inspect the front valve cover gasket. The rear side you will have to just wipe back there with your hand. Also I had a yellow oil filter at the time this pic was taken. You can see exactly in this pic where that is located. If it isn't obvious I pointed it out to you.

[d4008]

okay thanks everybody I got it now but nobody has told me how serious oil burn is. if that what it is.

[Jakecallun20]

okay thanks everybody I got it now but nobody has told me how serious oil burn is. if that what it is.

Well........its pretty serious..the engine needs oil to run properly and if its leaking, that means that the engine isn't getting the oil it needs.

[Ruski]

You see what racing G35's does to your car. (Jp) hopefully you get your problem fixed. also check you oil level reguraly to see if your losing oil , That can be the first sign

[Solorange]

okay thanks everybody I got it now but nobody has told me how serious oil burn is. if that what it is.

Did you find any oil leaks anywhere? If so where did you find them?

[d4008]

The oil level is the same but I see oil on the valve cover gasket but it could be dirty ass hell so Im gonna clean it, and see where it goes from there.

[Chinky420]

something to consider: if you were previously running non-synthetic oil, and you changed to a synthetic oil, the gunk that gets dissolved could have opened up a small leak (gunk was keeping the seals clogged/closed).

if you didn't switch from regular to synthetic (blend), then i don't know what to tell you.

[Midias]

(off topic, on the RSX and other K-series Honda engine, the exhaust manifold is actually on the back, weird huh?)

That is because they are a couple of the honda engines that actually spin clockwise.

[d4008]

good news oil level staying the same smell is gone everything is good now i just need an alingnment. lol before I get my new rims.

[Jakecallun20]

good news oil level staying the same smell is gone everything is good now i just need an alingnment. lol before I get my new rims.

Good job and glad to hear it. What kind of wheels are you getting?