Austin99

I just got a new IS 350 yesterday and the few times I have turned off the car I have smelled oil. I figured since its new there might be some under the engine and it would go away. At what point should the smell concern me?

G35TOIS350

picked mine up with 10 miles on it and she stunk for the fist couple hundred. 12K now and no issues. prob wouldn't worry about it.

Zephyr

iTrader: (1)

Probably that stuff they put that smells funky is what you're smelling..I forgot what it's called. As long as you don't see oil spots where you parked or blue exhaust fumes, you should be ok...

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Funky smell is normal for the first 500-ish miles.

Funky smell is not normal after driving more than 1000 miles.

Check your oil levels just in case. Otherwise, there is that courtesy 1000-mile check-up at the dealership...

Bichon

Funky smell is cosmoline, a corrosion inhibitor, applied at the factory. It burns off after a few hundred miles.

NovaIS350

smells like new car.

Technique

They still use cosmoline? I thought that was put on the exterior of the car (i.e. - On the paint) And I didn't think they still used that crap anymore... But no reason it should smell...

t0e

iTrader: (1)

I know what it is...

1. The tires

2. The breaks....


This combination makes for a pretty bad smell ;p

Technique

Cosmoline on the tires (if it's even applied) burns off after 50 miles or so, 100 miles max, and shouldn't make the bad smell the OP is talking about (otherwise everyone would have this "burning oil" smell when they get new tires)

Why would they put it on the brakes?

Bichon

No, cosmoline is used to prevent unpainted metal from rusting and corroding during shipment. The smell comes from it burning off of various underbody exhaust and engine parts.

Technique

So all manufacturers still use it? Well, either way, I am skeptical that the OPs issue is cosmoline... I've owned a ton of new cars and none of them smelled like burning oil for the first 500 miles...

TheNewGuy

I wouldn't worry about it had the same type smells when I got mine and when I put on the Tanabe. It's just the exhaust system getting broken in.

07Txlex

I get the sulfur smell almost daily still with 3k, got used to it I guess after my IS300 that did it just as bad..

Bichon

3000k is 3 million miles. You must do a lot of driving!

There is a TSB relating to that sulfur smell. Link here: http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Lexus/115...7-06/1706.html

The smell being discussed in this thread is different. It is a burning odor, and it goes away after about 500 miles.

07Txlex

lMAO oops thanks for pointing that out.. And for the TSB I've seen it before, but mines an 07 u think they may be nice and fix it either way?