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05GT · 01-04-2008, 09:03 AM

So, the last 2 days or so, I've noticed this odd smell coming from my car. The first time I smelled it was when I was driving. I didn't think much of it, thought maybe it was the exhaust from the car in front.

But then I smelled it again, when on the road by myself. Then once again, when I parked my car and got out.

So now I'm like wtf. So I checked my oil, even though it doesn't smell like an oil burn. Seems fine.

I thought maybe my clutch was going. But then after thinking about it, that can't be it, because it starts to smell once the car gets warm, like if I turn it on in the morning and let it warm up for like 10-15 minutes, it will start.

So today, I briefly check over things under the hood again, then I drop down on the ground take a look under the car and see this on my x-pipe.

WTF is that? I wonder if that is causing the smell, once the exhaust gets hot enough?

I'm at work so I really don't have the time to get into it, but I did touch it and it feels super gooey/rubbery but oddly hard too, and definitely not rubbing off easy.

Sorry but it's a camera phone pic.

CHAOS · 01-04-2008, 09:07 AM

LMFAO you totally owned some animal and have now cooked it to ur exhaust.

05GT · 01-04-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CHAOS

LMFAO you totally owned some animal and have now cooked it to ur exhaust.

Haha Jon. No really though, I've barely driven the car lately, been bumming around in my Jeep, and I sure as hell can't remember hitting anything, or even driving through anything that would do that.

I stuck my face as close as I could to it, and still can't figure out WTF it is lmao. I just want to know if it's causing the smell, or if I have some other engine issue going on. Hopefully it's this stupid **** and not a leak.

OMGz Turbo · 01-04-2008, 09:13 AM

x2 hahahaha....probably skunk guts

CHAOS · 01-04-2008, 09:15 AM

try using some wd40 or something to get it off of there... or carb cleaner... if that doesnt work you might have to take the pipe off and scrape that **** off

05GT · 01-04-2008, 09:20 AM

Yeah that's what I was thinking, when I can get the time. Thing is, it doesn't smell like a dead animal smell. Smells more like...I dunno, a burnt styrofoam smell, or something to that effect.

poolmike · 01-04-2008, 09:36 AM

BAHHHHHHAHAHAHA! Someone sheeeeet on your exhaust.

lawdogg · 01-04-2008, 09:45 AM

Man that sucks. Might need to pull that pipe and sandblast, recoat.

dragonfly2k3 · 01-04-2008, 10:08 AM

You probably sucked a plastic bag/foam cup under your car from the side of the road and now it is burnt to your exhaust. That sucks.

240sxDann · 01-04-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dragonfly2k3

You probably sucked a plastic bag/foam cup under your car from the side of the road and now it is burnt to your exhaust. That sucks.

exactly. plastic bag. just crawl under there with a razor blade and go at it. If you want to make it a littler easier, let the car get warm, and wear gloves so you dont burn yourself.

ThePrimerSuspect · 01-04-2008, 10:19 AM

plastic bag. happens all the time. best way to get it off is a die grinder with a sanding disc. short of that use a piece of sand paper and go to town.

Buster · 01-04-2008, 10:27 AM

yeah thats a bag

05GT · 01-04-2008, 10:46 AM

Aha stupid bag. That's probably what it is too. Which would also explain the nasty plastic like smell. Guess once I get it off, I'll know for sure. Fun. And it's COLD outside.

And I don't have a grinder so looks like I might have to use sand paper, or let it warm up and use gloves and scrape at it.

doug · 01-04-2008, 11:05 AM

The same thing happened to my spec-v... definitely a plastic bag.

Silverfc88 · 01-04-2008, 11:20 AM

LoL.. Same thing happened to me. At first I thought I was burning some wires somewhere until I saw the white plastic bag on the exhaust.

CarbonIS · 01-04-2008, 12:08 PM

yup you got urself a plastic bag! I got a nasty mark on my catback from one that I still haven't gotten off.
I'll do that once I can get the car on the lift.

scutzi128 · 01-04-2008, 12:11 PM

Atleast its nothing major.

Oreo931 · 01-04-2008, 12:31 PM

looks like someone 2girls1cupped your exhaust...

jc8889 · 01-04-2008, 12:48 PM

plastic bag

doug · 01-04-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jc8889

plastic bag

o rly?

01-04-2008, 09:03 AM	#1
05GT The TST IT Ninja Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Member #1598 My Ride: 2007 SRT8 Jeep / 2013 Shelby GT500 iTrader: (0)	WTF Smell??? (Pic Included) So, the last 2 days or so, I've noticed this odd smell coming from my car. The first time I smelled it was when I was driving. I didn't think much of it, thought maybe it was the exhaust from the car in front. But then I smelled it again, when on the road by myself. Then once again, when I parked my car and got out. So now I'm like wtf. So I checked my oil, even though it doesn't smell like an oil burn. Seems fine. I thought maybe my clutch was going. But then after thinking about it, that can't be it, because it starts to smell once the car gets warm, like if I turn it on in the morning and let it warm up for like 10-15 minutes, it will start. So today, I briefly check over things under the hood again, then I drop down on the ground take a look under the car and see this on my x-pipe. WTF is that? I wonder if that is causing the smell, once the exhaust gets hot enough? I'm at work so I really don't have the time to get into it, but I did touch it and it feels super gooey/rubbery but oddly hard too, and definitely not rubbing off easy. Sorry but it's a camera phone pic.

01-04-2008, 09:13 AM	#4
OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	x2 hahahaha....probably skunk guts __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

01-04-2008, 09:36 AM	#7
poolmike Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richboro Member #543 My Ride: '68 Kaiser M715/ '37 Ford truck/'47 Dodge truck iTrader: (0)	BAHHHHHHAHAHAHA! Someone sheeeeet on your exhaust. __________________ 2012 Honda Accord Touring 1968 Kaiser M715 FrankenJeep 1947 Dodge 1.5 Ton Resto-mod 1937 Ford pick-up 1950 Crosley Farm-o-Road

01-04-2008, 09:45 AM	#8
lawdogg Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Member #5674 My Ride: seat of my pants iTrader: (0)	Man that sucks. Might need to pull that pipe and sandblast, recoat. __________________ 2001 Audi allroad 2.7T 6mt: DD - 1991 Mazda Miata: track rat - 1992 Dodge Stealth RT/TT: now with VR-4's drivetrain - 1994 Mistubishi 3000GT VR-4: 11.8 @ 116: RIP

01-04-2008, 10:27 AM	#12
Buster TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland Pa Member #449 My Ride: 2008 Mustang GT/CS iTrader: (3)	yeah thats a bag __________________ III To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-04-2008, 09:07 AM	#2
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	LMFAO you totally owned some animal and have now cooked it to ur exhaust.

01-04-2008, 09:15 AM	#5
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	try using some wd40 or something to get it off of there... or carb cleaner... if that doesnt work you might have to take the pipe off and scrape that **** off

01-04-2008, 09:20 AM	#6
05GT The TST IT Ninja Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Member #1598 My Ride: 2007 SRT8 Jeep / 2013 Shelby GT500 iTrader: (0)	Yeah that's what I was thinking, when I can get the time. Thing is, it doesn't smell like a dead animal smell. Smells more like...I dunno, a burnt styrofoam smell, or something to that effect.

01-04-2008, 10:08 AM	#9
dragonfly2k3 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Member #4106 iTrader: (5)	You probably sucked a plastic bag/foam cup under your car from the side of the road and now it is burnt to your exhaust. That sucks.

01-04-2008, 10:19 AM	#11
ThePrimerSuspect Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: philly Member #1241 iTrader: (0)	plastic bag. happens all the time. best way to get it off is a die grinder with a sanding disc. short of that use a piece of sand paper and go to town.

01-04-2008, 10:46 AM	#13
05GT The TST IT Ninja Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Member #1598 My Ride: 2007 SRT8 Jeep / 2013 Shelby GT500 iTrader: (0)	Aha stupid bag. That's probably what it is too. Which would also explain the nasty plastic like smell. Guess once I get it off, I'll know for sure. Fun. And it's COLD outside. And I don't have a grinder so looks like I might have to use sand paper, or let it warm up and use gloves and scrape at it.

01-04-2008, 11:05 AM	#14
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	The same thing happened to my spec-v... definitely a plastic bag.

01-04-2008, 11:20 AM	#15
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	LoL.. Same thing happened to me. At first I thought I was burning some wires somewhere until I saw the white plastic bag on the exhaust. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

01-04-2008, 12:11 PM	#17
scutzi128 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Media, PA Member #6101 My Ride: 04 STi iTrader: (0)	Atleast its nothing major. __________________ 2004 WRB STi built and gt35r'd To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Traded in for STi To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. best 1/4 of 13.5 threw a rod To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. XBL GT: Bison Lover To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-04-2008, 12:31 PM	#18
Oreo931 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DE Member #5299 My Ride: 1995 Volvo 850 T5-R iTrader: (1)	looks like someone 2girls1cupped your exhaust... __________________ 1995 Volvo 850 T5-R To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-04-2008, 12:48 PM	#19
jc8889 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philly area Member #145 iTrader: (7)	plastic bag

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