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Offline drivebycar

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When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« on: 19 November 2008, 09:49 »
Right this is a bit of a wierd one...

When I turn round sharp corners at low speed, I get a big waft of something that smells like im in the engine bay?!

Dont know what thats all about.. help please  :sad:
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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #1 on: 19 November 2008, 09:53 »
Oil that has pooled somewhere running off onto your hot exhaust?

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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #2 on: 19 November 2008, 10:08 »
Pretty sure I dont have any substantial oil leaks... Will check later tho just in case
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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #3 on: 19 November 2008, 16:08 »
any more?
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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #4 on: 19 November 2008, 18:20 »
Manifold dying? exhaust leaking?
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #5 on: 19 November 2008, 18:25 »
My interior smells like my engine bay. oily.

anyone else have this in their mk2.

A girl once walked up to my window and sniffed the interior and goes ''ahh thats a real car'' :grin:
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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #6 on: 19 November 2008, 19:45 »
Were you curb-crawling mr Blue? :grin:
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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #7 on: 19 November 2008, 20:33 »
my interior smells like my engine by


OOOOH hang on , nope sorry it is just me that smells of engine bay  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #8 on: 19 November 2008, 20:56 »
Quote from: drivebycar on 19 November 2008, 09:49
Right this is a bit of a wierd one...

When I turn round sharp corners at low speed, I get a big waft of something that smells like im in the engine bay?!

Dont know what thats all about.. help please  :sad:


Did you take the corner so fast you had a brown trouser moment?
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Offline drivebycar

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Re: When I turn, it smells like the engine bay =S
« Reply #9 on: 20 November 2008, 11:09 »
Quote from: Conker on 19 November 2008, 20:56
Quote from: drivebycar on 19 November 2008, 09:49
Right this is a bit of a wierd one...

When I turn round sharp corners at low speed, I get a big waft of something that smells like im in the engine bay?!

Dont know what thats all about.. help please  :sad:


Did you take the corner so fast you had a brown trouser moment?


 :cool: a John Wayne moment  :laugh:
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