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  1. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    2011 Cruze LT 1.4L Turbo. ~100K miles. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the oil leak and oil smell threads in trying to diagnose my own issues. It seems there are so many potential sources and I'm not sure where to look next. Here's my situation: Symptoms: Oil all over the engine bay...
  2. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    Sometimes when I'm driving my 2011 cruze I smell some nasty burning smell, like a dirty old truck. At first I brushed it off as such, as it was only temporarily there, but now it's happened a few more times. Been like 2 or 3 weeks since it started. I just had an oil change done at Jiffy Lube...
  3. General Discussion
    I have a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze LT 4 Cylinders B 1.4L FI Turbo DOHC. I've noticed for some time an odd cooking hamburger smell coming from the engine. Usually after driving on the highway, when I get off on the exit ramp when I make the stop at the end and pull onto the street I'll smell that...
  4. Gen1 1.8L
    Hey! I have the MT and sometimes now I’m smelling slight coolant smell coming through my air vents. I have no leaks tho and when changed my MT fluid my mechanic said there are no leaks, he said the clutch starting to go out could cause similar smells. My clutch hasn’t been slipping at all. Any...
  5. Gen1 Diesel General Discussion
    I have a 14 Cruze 2.0 TD. Bought it new. Currently have 369000 miles. Been a great car. Lately I have noticed a smell of burning oil inside the car, as well as out. Slight wisps of smoke from under the hood. I opened the hood and the smoke is coming from the gap right by where the hood latches...
  6. General Discussion
    Ok, this seems to be a "hot" topic with the Chevy Cruze. But what is the fix for the smell that comes from the vents when the engine is hot - especially during the winter when the heat fan is blowing. A guy on Youtube places a long hose on what appears to be the overflow hole on the antifreeze...
  7. Gen1 Service Issues
    I brought my Chevy Cruze 2011 for bad smell when heater on the Chevrolet dealer diagnosed problem to be engine and transmission oil cooler lines leaking I had them replaced at a cost of $1700.00...guess what the smell is still there when heater is on
  8. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    So, I have a 2013 Cruze LT with the 1.4 turbo. 125, 000 kilometres(Canada) later I got the common burnt oil smell in the cabin. I looked at the motor and saw a leaking water pump, AND a leaking valve cover gasket. I decided to replace the valve cover gasket first and drive it for a bit. Sure...
  9. Gen1 Service Issues
    When parked or stopped at lights, my air blows in a burnt oil smell, I figured out that it is my valve cover gasket, there is a leak. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to go about changing this myself, really can’t afford labor fees at some shop, TIA
  10. Gen2 Service Issues
    Have a 2016.5 Cruze with about 30K miles. Yesterday I drove it for 2 30-minute trips. At the beginning of the first trip there was a very strong burnt plastic smell coming into the cabin. It continued for the rest of the two trips, albeit not quite as strong as when we first started. I...
  11. Gen1 Service Issues
    2012 Chevy Cruze LT 145,000 miles. Located near Chicago, IL I have an awful oil smell in the cabin when it is 'cold' outside (32 degrees) and I have my heat on. I went to a shop and stated that the car smells like oil when the heat is on and when it is cold. They replaced the valve cover...
  12. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    My 14 Cruze LT has been falling apart for the last 3 months. It started with the coolant casing overheatingand melting out the bottom, dropping out all of my coolant. My car smoked up, and shut down. After I replaced the casing the engine overheatingand dropped out the coolant again 2 more...
  13. Gen1 Diesel Technical Discussion
    Seems in the past couple weeks I'm noticing diesel smell. I smell it when I walk around to the drivers door and I smelled it again today by the passenger rear (but it wasn't coming from the fuel door or under the hood). Have we found any common areas of fuel leaks? From my memory the fuel...
  14. Gen1 Service Issues
    Hey guys, I was hoping I could get some help with this issue I have been having as far as what the cost or fix would be. Anytime I turn the heat on, no matter what vent I use or how strong the heat is, I get a massively disgusting burning oil smell in my car. However, when I turn off the heat...
  15. Gen2 Diesel General Discussion
    Hotter than it should be smell,not burning smell,right front of engine My car turned 1600 miles on the way home today. Temperature in in high 70s. As I walked in front of the TD leaving the bank,I noticed a smell that was new to this car. When something/anything gets too hot,you can smell it...
  16. Gen1 Service Issues
    Hey guys, I have been running into some issues again with my 103,000 mile 2011 Chevy Cruze LT and need some help. I will start from the beginning. Friday I was leaving for work and noticed the engine sounded a bit weak when I was turning it on. As I went about 1 mile down the road I began...
  17. Gen2 Service Issues
    Went away as I drove down the road, but it was definitely my '17 LT...no other vehicles were around me. Anybody else experience this?
  18. Gen1 Service Issues
    Hi, I own a 2012 Chevy Cruze eco 6spd manual w/ 84k miles on it. I recently purchased this Cruze about a month ago now and so far I've had two issues with it that seemingly didn't show their face when I was testing out the vehicle prior to buying.. 1. So my first issue is what the topic is, I...
  19. Gen1 Service Issues
    Hello all, new here from Vermont. Wife bought a 2013 Cruze and when we run the heater there is a stench of oil in the heat. Watched a couple videos on stink, mostly about antifreeze, but none on oil stink, what can it be? Where do I look ???
  20. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    So I have a 2011 Chevy Cruze LT, 1.4L. Recently, I have noticed while driving with my heater on, a nasty burning smell. When I turn the heater off, the smell dies down. One time, I even had a little bit of white smoke coming through the A/C vent. The smell does not happen immediately, but after...
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