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sfgiantsfan9 · 03-25-2010, 09:25 AM

I have had my camaro for going on 3 months now and have about 1600 miles on her. Everytime i drive and park it in the garage, i still smell that new motor burning smell. This isn't my first new car but I've never had a motor that still had this smell this long. Anyone else still got the smell?

Mr Smith · 03-25-2010, 09:33 AM

Nope...Just turned 5k. The smell went away after 1k or so. Enjoy it while you can!

HeavyD · 03-25-2010, 09:48 AM

I have about 800 km on mine and I still smell it every once in a while. The harder I run it, the more it smells.

chicagojoe16 · 03-25-2010, 09:59 AM

I'm about to get to 7000 miles on mine. I think I recall still smelling that even past 2000 miles, I'm not sure. There's a big uphill right after I pull out of my driveway and I'd always smell it when I would take the hill in first gear. It always kind of bothered me actually, smells nasty. But my interior still smells new!

Moorepheus · 03-25-2010, 10:03 AM

600 Miles on mine, first oil change done and break in smell is gone.

Tee304 · 03-25-2010, 11:36 AM

I still have my new car smell.......10 months after getting it.

molsonbrador · 03-25-2010, 12:04 PM

400 miles and I smell it when my right foot cramps up. Other than that I just smell envy.

SS Matt · 03-25-2010, 01:31 PM

Are you sure you didn't run over an animal? Or maybe one snuggled up next to the motor at night and got blended. When I was a little kid my mom killed our cat when she started the car and the cat had been snuggling up next to the warm motor the previous evening.

sfgiantsfan9 · 03-25-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SS Matt

Are you sure you didn't run over an animal? Or maybe one snuggled up next to the motor at night and got blended. When I was a little kid my mom killed our cat when she started the car and the cat had been snuggling up next to the warm motor the previous evening.

lol I'm sure. The smell of a new motor breaking in is very distinct. My house is on a long, straight, uncrowded road so I usually get on it pretty good before I get to my house. And after I park it, the whole garage smells strong

Krozzbow · 03-25-2010, 02:49 PM

Almost 6 months garaged and when I finally took my camaro (Like the way that sounds- “My Camaro”) out so it could stretch it’s tires, the same smell from when I first drove it off the lots had returned. I guess is nothing but normal cause I did a thorough inspection and there were no leaks or evidence of any oil residue.

-your guess is as good as mine.

guiLT · 03-25-2010, 02:50 PM

I have about 700 on mine. I still have it. And I LOVE the smell!

03-25-2010, 09:25 AM	#1
sfgiantsfan9 Drives: Camaro 2SS/RS and 2001 Ford F250 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tipton, CA Posts: 317	Break-in smell still?? I have had my camaro for going on 3 months now and have about 1600 miles on her. Everytime i drive and park it in the garage, i still smell that new motor burning smell. This isn't my first new car but I've never had a motor that still had this smell this long. Anyone else still got the smell?

03-25-2010, 09:59 AM	#4
chicagojoe16 Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 269	I'm about to get to 7000 miles on mine. I think I recall still smelling that even past 2000 miles, I'm not sure. There's a big uphill right after I pull out of my driveway and I'd always smell it when I would take the hill in first gear. It always kind of bothered me actually, smells nasty. But my interior still smells new! __________________ Imperial Blue SS

03-25-2010, 11:36 AM	#6
Tee304 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro Rally Yellow 2SS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 270	I still have my new car smell.......10 months after getting it. __________________ *"Only one car deserves to be on the road. All the rest should just pull over."* And yes, my girlfriend LOVES my car! #7741 - RY 2SS w/black rally stripes - picked up on 5/28/2009

03-25-2010, 02:49 PM	#10
Krozzbow Drives: 2LT/BB 3.6 V6 6-M Jun'09 #A9100242 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New York Posts: 543 View My Garage	Almost 6 months garaged and when I finally took my camaro (Like the way that sounds- “My Camaro”) out so it could stretch it’s tires, the same smell from when I first drove it off the lots had returned. I guess is nothing but normal cause I did a thorough inspection and there were no leaks or evidence of any oil residue. -your guess is as good as mine. __________________

03-25-2010, 02:50 PM	#11
guiLT Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2001 Maxima Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 6,585 View My Garage	I have about 700 on mine. I still have it. And I LOVE the smell! __________________

03-25-2010, 09:33 AM	#2
Mr Smith Born again Hot Rodder Drives: Black 1SS/RS LS3 M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cartoon City, Nevada Posts: 680 View My Garage	Nope...Just turned 5k. The smell went away after 1k or so. Enjoy it while you can!

03-25-2010, 09:48 AM	#3
HeavyD Drives: 1SSRS RY L99 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,329	I have about 800 km on mine and I still smell it every once in a while. The harder I run it, the more it smells.

03-25-2010, 10:03 AM	#5
Moorepheus Drives: 2013 Dodge Charge R/T Plus AWD Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Niagara Falls, NY Posts: 1,307 View My Garage	600 Miles on mine, first oil change done and break in smell is gone.

03-25-2010, 12:04 PM	#7
molsonbrador Drives: 2010 Camaro SS, 2018 Colorado Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC Posts: 2,207	400 miles and I smell it when my right foot cramps up. Other than that I just smell envy.

03-25-2010, 01:31 PM	#8
SS Matt Drives: 2010 2SS/RS, LS3, M6, CGM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 72	Are you sure you didn't run over an animal? Or maybe one snuggled up next to the motor at night and got blended. When I was a little kid my mom killed our cat when she started the car and the cat had been snuggling up next to the warm motor the previous evening.

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