Chevrolet Repair: 1998 Chevy Camaro, rear main oil seal, chevy camaro

Question
Hi we have talked before. Here is a question I need help on. On my moms 1998 Chevy camaro you can smell oil burning. I changed the oil at 156,000 or 157,000. My dad is telling me the reason I am smelling the oil burning is because it needs to be changed. I put oil stop in the car because it was leaking oil somewhere. The oil pan had oil on it. My dad had to put 2 quarts of oil in it because it was low. Any idea on what it could be. I don't see oil anywhere that is what is stumping me. Thanks.

Answer
HI SEAN,I REMEMBER YOU. [REMINDS ME OF SEAN CONNOREY>>> JAMES BOND] FIRST OFF, SMELLING OIL DOES NOT MEAN IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. THE ONLY REASON YOU SMELL OIL IS BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING SOMEWHERE AND BURNING. IF YOU CAN NOT FIND WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM I WOULD CK VERY CAREFULLY AROUND THE VALVE COVER GASKETS THEY SIT OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. IF OIL DRIPS OUT OF THE COVERS IT WIL LEAK ON THE HOT MANIFOLDS BURNING UP AND OF COURSE NO WET AREA OF OIL WILL BE FOUND.  THIS WILL SMELL AND GO INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE OTHER AREA I WOULD LOOK AT IS THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL OR THE REAR SIDE OF THE OIL PAN GASKET. SOMETIMES IT WILL LEAK HERE AND DROP OIL ON THE FRONT CROSSOVER EXHAUST PIPE,[IF A V6] AGAIN BURNING IT OFF. ALSO CK THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT MAYBE LEAKING ON A HOT EXH PIPE..IF YOU SMELL BURNING OIL,,TRUST ME,,, THERE IS A LEAK..ALSO IT DOES NOT TAKE A BIG LEAK TO SMELL BURNING OIL 1 TO 3 DROPS WILL SMELL IF IT LANDS ON SOMETHING HOT..SO JUST BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A BIG LEAK DONT LET THAT FOOL YOU..HOPE THIS HELPS YOU SEAN...TOM