10-01-2009, 07:38 PM | #1 |
oil smell
I have been getting an oil smell coming out of my vents inside the car whenever i come to a stop. I have an apointment with the dealer to have this looked at. Has anyone else had this problem?
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10-01-2009, 08:02 PM | #2 |
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i'm not making a joke at all; but the first time i sat in my camaro, i just sat and looked around. after a few minutes i thought to my self; the only thing missing(the old muscle car smell) was THAT smell,that i have never been able to describe.but anyway i hope it's nothing serious.
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10-01-2009, 10:09 PM | #3 |
If you have your AC on and you are going slow or at a light, you may have a crack or loose air hose....check your connections first.
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10-01-2009, 10:10 PM | #4 |
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How long have you had your car and how many miles are on it? Maybe there is just a little bit of oil on the motor and it has to burn off.
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10-02-2009, 04:40 AM | #5 |
Ive had the car for 2 months and about 1300 miles. I will look under the engine cover today when i get a chance. I did spill a little oil around the dished area(on the engine cover) around the oil inlet when i changed my oil. I thought it was self contained but it may have seeped through to the engine.
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10-02-2009, 02:57 PM | #6 |
I checked under the engine cover and there was no sign of oil anywere, oh well i guess I'll find out when it goes to the dealer.
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10-02-2009, 03:47 PM | #7 | |
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10-27-2009, 07:49 PM | #8 |
Sometimes
Yeah, I've got an IBM also, and every once in a while, at a stop, I get an oil, or gas smell. Goes away pretty quickly, once I start moving, and doesn't necessarily show up at the next stop. Weird.
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10-28-2009, 10:31 AM | #9 |
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My car started this after the dealer changed the oil. My guess is that they spilled some. But I cannot see any. I am running with the engine cover... so it should be easy to see. Just a mystery.
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10-28-2009, 10:58 AM | #10 |
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Mine had that smell up until about 1200 miles on the odo and then it went away. Everything dry top and bottom. Probably the rings seating in.
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10-28-2009, 02:55 PM | #11 |
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It wouldn't hurt to wash the engine with a degreaser to remove any traces of spilled oil, etc. Maybe it will make the smell go away quicker.
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11-18-2009, 09:52 AM | #12 |
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I noticed this same smell on my test drive (car had 25 miles on it). I asked the dealer and he said it's the coating on the exhaust burning off. I notice it more when I've been lead footing around.
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11-18-2009, 10:06 AM | #13 | |
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Don't worry my car did that also when I picked it up last Thursday...my salesman said the same thing...it's starting to go away...atleast ur car wasn't smoking on ur test drive before taking her home...
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11-18-2009, 10:10 AM | #14 |
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lol. The dealer said he's had other cars smoke like you describe so he had the salesman drive them around to accelerate the burning off process. A nice job to have. Maybe I should have volunteered for burn off duty?
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