Why do my old cars smell?

[Norfolkandchance]

Hi,

I have had a number of 80s cars which leave a smell on my clothes after driving. Oily, exhaust, petrol smell. Obviously people didn't arrive in the 80s smelling of old car.

I assume that as they have got older then they might be running a bit rich, that, though they don't use much oil, they probably burn more than they did, some gadgets are weeping a bit of oil which then burns off when hot etc.

So I'm assuming I need an engine rebuild but I don't really want to rebuild engine that otherwise is working well, can you think of any other sources and suggest remedies?

Thanks