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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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bad smell

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this might seem a bit weird, but after i have a bit of spirited driving, there is this bad smell eminating from under the car, not really the engine(havent really checked the engine for smell) but mostly from under, like when i open the door to go open the garage i can smell it like something died or rotting?

is this just the cat doing its job?
or something i should check out?

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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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the only things i could think of that it might be would be: Clutch? Breaks? Tires? Oil burn off? Maybe u hit a small rodent....i dont know
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by benny_ralliart
the only things i could think of that it might be would be: Clutch? Breaks? Tires? Oil burn off? Maybe u hit a small rodent....i dont know
+1, or maybe you farted and you didnt know, sometimes they just slip out without any warning .
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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Try the clutch, kindof reminds me of a cats butt
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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That's all the roasted insects in your radiator.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Try the clutch, kindof reminds me of a cats butt
clutch has more of a burnt smell, you would know if its your clutch.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Try the clutch, kindof reminds me of a cats butt
smell cat butts in your spare time do you?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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Clutch & brakes smell pretty similar, Does it do it every time or just that one time? How many miles are on your car, maybe it's time for a new clutch?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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I would say the cat...kinda smells like rotten eggs?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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Some gas smells like rotten eggs when it goes through the cat. I think it's because of high sulfur or something.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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oh ok,
i forgot to elaborate,
its NOT the clutch, i have auto(yes i know, get over it)
not the tires, i know and love that smell when i do
might be some oil coz i spilt like 1ltr one time, but that was over a month ago, i poured hot water over it and cleaned as much as i could out
so im just hoping that its the cat and not a dead cat

thanks guys
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Look for something stuck under your car or melted to your exhaust pipe. Could've run something over and it's now cooking whenever the car gets really hot.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 02:23 AM
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if i do short trips, eg start cold and drive for about 5-10 mins i get a rotten egg smell, i think its my cat. when it has had time to warm up i don't get those smells. I'm completely stock though.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 04:27 AM
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after i first got my exhaust work i had that smell the rotten egg smell for a while. but thats normal from what i'm told. it should go away after its all broken in though
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