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What the hell is that smell!??!

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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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I notice when I drive my car it has like a oil burnt smell. Or I think its the clutch. I check the oil daily and its always up to the perfect oil level. What could be causeing that smell? It smell BURNT!. Maybe its the clutch? but I usually don't take my RPM high1 er den 3 when i'm engage'n so it could'nt be the cltuch? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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maybe you have a spark plug seal leak and oil is getting in there and you are burning it slowly
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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did you change the oil recently and not wipe off the excess?
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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I just changed the oil a month ago. Only driven it for 500 miles. And about the excess? yea i did. I think? what the hell is that?
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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I just meant did you wipe the area clean of all the oil that dripped and splattered around the area
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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nah i have not. Could that be the reason y ?
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Yes.


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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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Okay, after i get off work Imma clean the header. That is where most of the oil drip to. Any other thing that could be wrong with it beside that though?
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