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Burned oil smell
I didn't pay attention to the light on my dash which meant my 2012 Chevy sonic needed servicing. Its been there a few months. She started overheating a week ago and it turns out I needed water. No crazy lights went off or anything. Mechanic changed oil and put water in. She runs smooth again & the 'needs servicing' light is out but when I drive I smell a burned idk...oil or burned rubber smell. Like I said before she runs smooth again. Is my car going to blow up? Will a diagnostic test tell me anything?
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If the light you first encountered was yellow that means "caution" letting you know that there's an issue but it's not something that you immediately have to get done. You shouldn't ignore it because it will eventually start flashing red which means there is something wrong. Faulty sensors also come up as yellow too. In either event don't ignore the light for long and definetly not if it's red you're seeing on the dash.
I'm not a mechanic but I do know that the smell of burnt oil or rubber isn't normal and could be benign but also could be a problem. I would take your car this time to a different mechanic because the first one hasn't noticed what you're talking about. Preferably you should go to a Chevy dealer and tell them about the lights and above all be very discriptive about the smell and have them look at it. They know this model of car inside and out.
It may be more expensive but just ask for an estimate and opinion and don't sign off on them anything else until you read up on what they say is needed. You need to know your shit or they can rip you off same with any mechanic. A smell like this should be investigated though.
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We had that happen once after an oil change, some oil was spilled on the outside of other engine parts so when those parts heated while driving, the heat basically slowly burned off the oil giving that smell. We however took it back to the people who worked on our car and thats where we found that out when they couldn't find anything else wrong. But it is smart to call, tell them whats going on and that since you've already been there, would like them to take a peek to be sure, at no extra cost, just to make sure they don't see anything else. Since it's not brand new, who's to tell that something else went wrong after you got the car back.
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