Car is in the shop.

[Ninkozl150]

Took my 12 zl1 from Chicago to Boston and thought on the way I hit a bird or something because in the garage it smelled like something died in the front of the car. Never found anything but removed the coolant cap and that was the source of the smell......the coolant smells terrible.

[collins motorsport]

Originally Posted by Ninkozl150

Took my 12 zl1 from Chicago to Boston and thought on the way I hit a bird or something because in the garage it smelled like something died in the front of the car. Never found anything but removed the coolant cap and that was the source of the smell......the coolant smells terrible.

Is it that orange dextros (sp?) stuff or something new?

[DangerZL1]

Originally Posted by Faulkner

Well I got it back. It was put up on a lift and inspected. Everything was dry. There wasn't any signs of anything dripping and burning off. They were thinking it is just normal smells from the car being new and will go away with time.

If you keep smelling oil something it's coming from somewhere. I haven't smelled anything like oil burning coming from mine.

[Faulkner]

Originally Posted by DangerZL1

If you keep smelling oil something it's coming from somewhere. I haven't smelled anything like oil burning coming from mine.

The strange thing is, I don't smell it all the time. The times I have gotten the odor is after a good long drive, about 1 to 2 hours.

[Wolty]

Originally Posted by Faulkner

I started smelling burning oil. Looked for an oil leak and found nothing. I took it into the service bay and my sevice advisor could smell it too. After reading other posts it has me worried. I only have 721 miles on it. VIN 1338.

I am at 1600 miles and I have smelled oil a couple times right after a run up to roughly 4-5000 rpm. The oil smell is faint and only evident in the cabin area. It is evident for a couple minutes then dissipates. I don't smell it outside as I open the door of the car. When I open the hood to trace it down I smell nothing and I don't see any drips under the car or on the lift. VIN # 1393. ????????

Something is going on here with oil odor being detected in the car cabin after a hard acceleration.

GM, please help on this.

[bkatzman]

I have never smelled anything so far! 1500 miles vin#1509

[BlackZL1]

No oil smell here at all, 1404 miles VIN# 371

[closs2sx]

One of you guys that are smelling oil should install an oil catch can and see if your smell goes away. It may not but it still is a good idea to have a catch can. Get in touch with Tracy at www.revxtreme.com

[RoketRdr]

I pondered the same thing. That extremely small factory catch can is probably the reason you guys are smelling oil after a hard drive. Get one of those nice big units from Rev Xtreme and see if that cures the smell issue.

[Chevrolet Customer Svc]

Originally Posted by Faulkner

I started smelling burning oil. Looked for an oil leak and found nothing. I took it into the service bay and my sevice advisor could smell it too. After reading other posts it has me worried. I only have 721 miles on it. VIN 1338.

Please let us know if the smell continues to occur after the break-in period of 1500 miles!

Brandon
Chevrolet Customer Service

[AZ-ZL1]

1750 miles, #1765, no odors unless somebody farts

[DangerZL1]

Originally Posted by Wolty

I am at 1600 miles and I have smelled oil a couple times right after a run up to roughly 4-5000 rpm. The oil smell is faint and only evident in the cabin area. It is evident for a couple minutes then dissipates. I don't smell it outside as I open the door of the car. When I open the hood to trace it down I smell nothing and I don't see any drips under the car or on the lift. VIN # 1393. ????????

Something is going on here with oil odor being detected in the car cabin after a hard acceleration.

GM, please help on this.

It may not be so easy to find the smell under the hood. When my Mustang had the same problem I'd rush to open the hood, but if the cooling fan was running the smell wouln't be there.

[ZEDL1]

Originally Posted by RoketRdr

I pondered the same thing. That extremely small factory catch can is probably the reason you guys are smelling oil after a hard drive. Get one of those nice big units from Rev Xtreme and see if that cures the smell issue.

I thought of the same thing last night after having followed the thread from the beginning, but several of you are already all over it.
It'll be interesting to see if the catch can cures the issue.

[CAM ZL1]

Please keep us all posted. I'm particularly interested because of what happened to my ZL1 right after the break-in period. You can refer to my lengthy forum titled "Serious ZL1 Defects". Keep in mind, my issue may be an one and only, but I'm curious to see if it happens with any other ZL1's. My VIN is #1526.