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Old 07-04-2004, 12:32 PM
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i had a different smell, i found out that a plastic bag got caught underneath my exhaust.
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Old 07-04-2004, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by de pilipino guy
i had a different smell, i found out that a plastic bag got caught underneath my exhaust.
Did it melt to the exhaust? My truck did a ghost drive down the court and ran over a garbage can. Something from the garbage can melted onto the exhaust and it smelled really bad!
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The coating is cosmolene, it is applied to the exposed metal/mechanical parts to protect them while the car is being shipped overseas. It can take many thousands of miles to burn off completely to the point where you won't smell it anymore.
Really?

I have 29K on my 2002 wagon, I recently started to get the smell... and I'm quite worried.
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everyone gotta go thru that when we all got our car brand new. it will go away. congrats on your new car.
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everyone gotta go thru that when we all got our car brand new. it will go away. congrats on your new car.
yeah.. but like i said.. i have 29k on mine already.. so practically.. my wagon isn't new.
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