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Old 03-12-2007, 07:36 PM
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This happens only when I get on it for a long stretch or if I'm driving a stretch on the highway for about 30 minutes or so. I start to smell this odor occasionally. (no I'm not farting) I think it's coming from the motor because I smell it coming out of the vents. Has anyone ever encountered this? Is it some normal Mustang funk that I don't know about???
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Old 03-12-2007, 08:22 PM
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Does it almost smell like propane? If so ya I have had that smell.
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Old 03-12-2007, 08:32 PM
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Does it smell like rotten eggs? If so your cats my be bad
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Old 03-12-2007, 08:54 PM
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the smell of performance[8D]
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Old 03-12-2007, 09:00 PM
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Old 03-12-2007, 09:10 PM
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when my car had an exhaust leak the heat in the car smelled like burning every once and a while
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Old 03-12-2007, 09:44 PM
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my ford focus used to do that. it was the valve cover was leaking onto the exhauast manifold and after a while the manifolds would get hot and burn the oil.
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Old 03-13-2007, 01:22 AM
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If it's not a burnt oil smell...but more likethe smell of rotten egs like said above then it could be the cats... or something crawled up in somwhere and DIED! Fried squirel anyone??
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Old 03-13-2007, 01:42 AM
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my gf asks me that all the time but I am usually walking away becuase I know it is going to stink LOL...

Right now when I start my car it smells really good... my eyes start to water and all... (you gotta love 110)
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Old 03-13-2007, 01:47 AM
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I just fixed a similar problem in my car.When i refilled the trans, I filled it throught the shifter area. I left some fluid pooled up in that hole the shifter shaft sits in. After being pissed for like 2 months i finally just took a rag and wiped it out. Problem solved. Does it smell like rotten fish? HAHA good luck!
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