Something burning or normal?
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Metamora, IL
I have a friend with an 08 and he complained of his smelling like "burned oil" when driven somewhat aggressively. He installed an oil catch can and the odor disappeared. Might be worth a try considering these engines run a bit of oil through the intake and burn it.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,599
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From: Whittier CA
My '05 does the exact same thing with 42K miles. It's not really a bad "somethings wrong" smell but almost like what you'd expect when a huge burst of power gets released and this is the aftershock smell lingering. I punched it HARD one time with my wife in the car and she commented on it saying you can smell the power.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2010
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When you go in for the oil change I would definitely look into the smell. Bring it up to your dealership and ask them if they can find anything under the vehicle (assuming they put it on a lift to perform the oil change).
Let us know how it goes for sure.
Good luck out there.
Brent
GM Customer Service
