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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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I was wondering if the smell of burnt oil is a normal thing when the car is new but I just hit 1k miles and you could smell it inside the cab. Just wondering if anyone knows what the deal is with that??
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Check the O-rings on your dipstick. There's a thread in C6 general.

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Thanks for the help man!
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I was wondering if the smell of burnt oil is a normal thing when the car is new but I just hit 1k miles and you could smell it inside the cab. Just wondering if anyone knows what the deal is with that??

Very standard to smell this. i did when mine was new and in fact still do just after "standing on it" and then goes away shortly after. Many have posted the same...No leaks have ever been found so far...
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05 here, every time I stomp on it I still get that smell.
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Originally Posted by srpbaer
Very standard to smell this. i did when mine was new and in fact still do just after "standing on it" and then goes away shortly after. Many have posted the same...No leaks have ever been found so far...
Mine did it too at first, but now it doesn't.
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