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Old 04-29-14, 10:50 AM
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Has anyone ever experienced a strange rubber burning smell coming through their vents? I get this once in a while, reminds me of when my parents had their old Kirby vacuum and the belt wasn't turning the brushes.....

And no its not tires lol... this is while cruising.... Im not hard on my car.
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Has anyone ever experienced a strange rubber burning smell coming through their vents? I get this once in a while, reminds me of when my parents had their old Kirby vacuum and the belt wasn't turning the brushes.....

And no its not tires lol... this is while cruising.... Im not hard on my car.
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I'm just hoping its not a belt......
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Well, a belt is easy enough to check. Could also be oil dripped on a hot exhaust (either from a careless oil change or a leaky gasket).
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Not sure what you got going on there, but couple weeks ago my cat took a dump in her carrier on the front seat when I dropped her at the Vet, now that was stinky! Now the window tint I had installed stinks in the back, so thinking about having them take it off-sucks
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I haven't done an oil change in a while.... I think I should make an appointment for one as I'm due.

I'll ask them to inspect the belts while they are doing the oil change.
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