2004 Dodge Intrepid burnt oil smell

2004 DODGE INTREPID
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GEBOYKO
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2004 Dodge Intrepid 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

my engine is smelling like burnt oil when i stop and now the engnie is knocking. my husband says it is the lifters and addwd oil and the noise stopped. now today i drove about 5 miles from home and it started knocking like crazy and smells bad. it sounded like a belt squeaking. what it this?
Apr 6, 2009 at 5:58 PM
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IS this the 2.7 engine?

It had a problem with oil sludge build up that would restrict circulation.

However the belt noise may be a seized pulley or bad tensioner that is burning up the belt.
Apr 6, 2009 at 6:24 PM