Car smells nasty when I floor it...
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This is weird. Can anyone tell me what I am smelling when I floor it in my car? It only happens when I lay into it...on the freeway mostly...not really when I run through the first few gears on surface streets (not that I do that, or anything...because that would be bad)
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But what is the smell. I cannot even explain it...sort of a burning smell...but not really...sort of a...blah...I don't know. It's not oil burning, I know that. I cannot pinpoint it. Does this ever happen to anyone else?
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But what is the smell. I cannot even explain it...sort of a burning smell...but not really...sort of a...blah...I don't know. It's not oil burning, I know that. I cannot pinpoint it. Does this ever happen to anyone else?
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I think that the only person who can answer this question, is someone else who has experienced it, and remedied it. It is such a strange smell, that I cannot even describe it...just an odd burning type smell...I don't know...
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Ooooohhh...good guess...the cats...I didn't think of that. That could possibly be it.
It makes sense. I'll be doing an exhaust soon, and I'll probably be changing them...hrm...
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It's the cats, I'll bet. Mine does it,too. I really notice it when I floor it and the sunroof is open. Even new cars do it, so it's just a cat thing. My friend's girl gassed her RSX in front of me, and I could smell the same thing with my vents on full blast. I was driving a 3 series convertible on a freeway on ramp and I could smell the same thing. Maybe aftermarket cats would help some, but they probably still make a little smell when you goose it.
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Hea man!!!!! I know exactly what your talkin about !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine does the same thing! 95' SC4 93k-- I'm not sure what it is but I can relate. If any one has a solutition, throw it at us.
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Hey guys! This smell that you're getting inside your car is coming from a canister inside the engine bay, not sure which one it is, but I'll get back to you with the details.
I get the same smell only when I floor it....
I get the same smell only when I floor it....
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yeah,it's embarrassing!ever have an episode where you have people in the car ,you floor it -and they think you let one go in the car?, well i was told it is a container behind the dash where the vents may have gotten outside trash in,leaves,etc. mildew settles in there and voila!instant stink!.i tried a temporary solution by purchasing a bottle of any kind of odor cleaner-like the one found in pepboys or autozone for$4.00 or so.i think it's called odor or ozone cleaner(i forgot the name )but it has no scent and cleanes out odors.i open the hood and sprayed a couple of shots directly in the vent under the front windshield and this procedure works,but is only temporary.