Chevrolet TSB #876002A

1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Date Published: JUL 01, 1998
NHTSA TSB #: 615073

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You can still get the detailed info from Chevrolet for this TSB. Call your local Chevrolet dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# 876002A.

Summary: SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CHANGE OF OIL. *TT