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Desir Performance · 01-21-2015, 01:59 PM

Hello I just purchased a cpo 2013 ZL1 with 1k miles on it and after two weeks of owning the car im beginning to smell the oil like the op. Wanted to know if the issue was ever resolved.

JANNETTYRACING · 01-21-2015, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Desir Performance

Hello I just purchased a cpo 2013 ZL1 with 1k miles on it and after two weeks of owning the car im beginning to smell the oil like the op. Wanted to know if the issue was ever resolved.

Congrats, there is no issue per say.

After the engine breaks in it pretty much goes away.

It is worse just after the oil change.

Ted.

MaroSS · 01-21-2015, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JANNETTYRACING

Congrats, there is no issue per say.

After the engine breaks in it pretty much goes away.

It is worse just after the oil change.

Ted.

The COPO comes with longtubes doesn't it? Aren't you gonna get a smell from those regardless?

JANNETTYRACING · 01-21-2015, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MaroSS

The COPO comes with longtubes doesn't it? Aren't you gonna get a smell from those regardless?

Desir performance has a ZL-1

MaroSS · 01-21-2015, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JANNETTYRACING

Desir performance has a ZL-1

Totally misread that.

nyrfan · 01-21-2015, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JANNETTYRACING

Congrats, there is no issue per say.

After the engine breaks in it pretty much goes away.

It is worse just after the oil change.

Ted.

Not true. There are many, many posts about this. I still have the smell in my SS (on certain days) after close to 10K miles.

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Originally Posted by MaroSS

The COPO comes with longtubes doesn't it? Aren't you gonna get a smell from those regardless?

The poster said cpo = Certified preowned, not COPO. LOL

One-Bad-ZL1 · 01-21-2015, 02:52 PM

My 13 ZL1 did it til 1500miles. Then I really got on it after breakin and it went away. Hasn't come back. I can only assume putting it thru some good heat cycles seated and sealed everything.

vicnkathy · 01-21-2015, 03:00 PM

No smell at all here.

vatechguy3 · 01-21-2015, 05:36 PM

Dont jinx yourself!!

Tony

JANNETTYRACING · 01-22-2015, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nyrfan

Not true. There are many, many posts about this. I still have the smell in my SS (on certain days) after close to 10K miles.

The poster said cpo = Certified preowned, not COPO. LOL

I am familiar as I have experienced it first hand on my ZL-1, after running it on the road coarse several times the smell is gone for good.

Maybe your not driving it hard enough

djnice · 01-22-2015, 08:55 AM

I am at about 9,000 miles, drive hard, and run on the road course a couple times a year. It still smells off and on. Must be normal. I should clarify, I haven't been on the road course since the last oil change. Not sure what is considered driving hard. I usually do a few drifts and get to 100 every time I drive it.

JANNETTYRACING · 01-22-2015, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by djnice

I am at about 9,000 miles, drive hard, and run on the road course a couple times a year. It still smells off and on. Must be normal. I should clarify, I haven't been on the road course since the last oil change. Not sure what is considered driving hard. I usually do a few drifts and get to 100 every time I drive it.

As I stated earlier new oil will smell more than old oil, as there are chemicals that are released when new oil is heated.

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Desir Performance Drives: 1000hp sfwd turbo honda, 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New York Posts: 2	Hello I just purchased a cpo 2013 ZL1 with 1k miles on it and after two weeks of owning the car im beginning to smell the oil like the op. Wanted to know if the issue was ever resolved.

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