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Old Aug 22, 2006, 07:55 PM
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Wierd smell always after im done driving??

Hey i was wondering if i could get a lil input....Always after driving my evo hard or easy i end up smelling wut i think migh be clutch but im hoping it isnt. I asked a few friends of mine who have evos and they say their cars always get that smell a lil bit after driving.....Is this normal or am i just riding my clutch to hard??
Old Aug 22, 2006, 07:57 PM
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I think you're riding your clutch too much. Mine only smelled after a few botched launches. Is this car your first manual transmission?
Old Aug 22, 2006, 08:09 PM
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not to worry its jus the smell of ur engine...
Old Aug 22, 2006, 08:10 PM
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Is the car new? The engine smell goes away after a few hundred miles.
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i miss the new car smell
Old Aug 24, 2006, 10:30 PM
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i think it is the way your driving... mine doesnt smell.
Old Aug 24, 2006, 10:34 PM
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Yeah when my Evo was new it had a weird smell for the first couple hundred miles. It's normal both Evo's I have had did the same thing. If it's not new then you might have a problem.
Old Aug 25, 2006, 04:59 AM
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Yeah, I also had that smell when my car was new.
Old Aug 25, 2006, 02:04 PM
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well i have 1000 or so miles on it, and i never launch my car and i drive it pretty mellow making sure im not slipping the clutch alot, but mabey im burning it up and i just dont know it
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the clutch smell is very distinctive. It is completely different smell from burning oil or rubber. It is really really nasty kinda smell.
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Some people say it comes from the catalyser.
Mine smells as well. it's a 03 with 25k.
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I have a new car and I can smell it after I stop driving. Definitely not clutch (I know how bad that smells), so I guess its just the new engine
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Originally Posted by PANGES
i miss the new car smell
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Old Aug 27, 2006, 12:00 PM
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I once had a plastic bag melted to my exhaust. I must haev driven over it and once the exhaust got warm it would smell. Took me forever to figure out what the problem was...I thought I was burning oil or something. Scrapped off the plastic and the smell went away.
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its probably the cat


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