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Strange smell after ignition and turning car off #1151450 01/10/05 05:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Ottawa, Canada D dutchie_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP dutchie_dup1 CEG\'er D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Ottawa, Canada	I was wondering if anyone else has had this odor. Recently, I have been getting a odor that I haven't had before. When it happens: Right after turning on the car, inside the car (it goes away after a minute or two) It also seems to be there in the garage at the house during the 'cool-down' period. Basically it smells similar to what you would smell if you were standing in a mechanics bay ...you know that garage smell . Not a strong fuel smell, more like how your hands would smell after replacing a drive axel etc. I checked the oil, no leaking or anything. Checked around under the hood, can't see anything out of the ordinary, although the smell seems to be coming from the front of the car. If anyone else has encountered this, please let me know..it has me stumped. Thanks.

Re: Strange smell after ignition and turning car off #1151451 01/10/05 08:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 313 Columbia, MD P phil_dup1 CEG\'er
phil_dup1 CEG\'er P Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 313 Columbia, MD	Has the cabin air filter been changed? 1995 Contour GL V6 ATX T/C 1986 Mustang GT 5.0 2000 Windstar LX

Re: Strange smell after ignition and turning car off #1151452 01/10/05 09:16 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,382 Kansas City,MO,USA,Earth, Terr... N Nate'sTour Hard-core CEG\'er
Nate'sTour Hard-core CEG\'er N Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,382 Kansas City,MO,USA,Earth, Terr...	brakes okay...? Doubt it's that, but my brakes stuck on the rear and it made a nice chemical smell. A slightly sticking calpier might be heating those pads up... "Fear is the little death." Muadib.

Re: Strange smell after ignition and turning car off #1151453 01/10/05 09:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,065 M Matt R_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Matt R_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,065	Try washing your engine. Might just be too much gunk built up on it. There is a how-to in Aesthetics, right here. [color:"green"]-Matt R '99 Tropic Green LX, Zetec, ATX

Re: Strange smell after ignition and turning car off #1151454 01/10/05 10:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Ottawa, Canada D dutchie_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP dutchie_dup1 CEG\'er D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Ottawa, Canada	brakes are new. I've had the sticking caliper smell before on my old probe GT...burning metal, so I know it isn't that. The rotor got so hot, it gave off heat like a stove top element, and actually started to melt parts of the braking system. I thought about the cabin filter but the odor is also on the outside of the car after parking, so I thought that ruled that out...I could be wrong. The engine bay is spotless. Not sure what else it could be. I thought perhaps a slow valve cover leak maybe...is that a common thing on these cars? Last edited by dutchie; 01/10/05 10:36 PM.

Re: Strange smell after ignition and turning car off #1151455 01/10/05 11:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 13 K kayross27 New CEG\'er
kayross27 New CEG\'er K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 13	ive been getting a little bit of a strange smell lately too.. kinda like the one your describing and i know i am having a problem with my brake fluid/brakes so maybe that is it...

Re: Strange smell after ignition and turning car o #1151456 01/11/05 02:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 60 A Arsenal CEG\'er
Arsenal CEG\'er A Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 60	Worth a shot but ona couple of cars I have had, the ignition switch would start to smell when i turned the car off, just as it was going bad. Give it a sniff and se what you think.

Re: Any Suggestions??? #1151457 01/15/05 11:56 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 78 Burnaby, BC, CAN C Contourox CEG\'er
Contourox CEG\'er C Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 78 Burnaby, BC, CAN	I'm assuming the car has an issue with the emergency brake. After I start the car and warm up, the car is sluggish off a roll after letting go of the accelerator and feels as if something is dragging. Last night i drove a 1.5 km drive home slowly as it was stuck again and thankfully it was late at night so driving slow was not a problem. I get out of the car and i smell something as if metal or electrical parts were burning. I walked by the side of the car and i see the BURNING RED rotors on both rears, i'm freaking out. too hot to touch obviously, i'm just wondering what the problem is. I will not engage the emergency brake anymore. I'm stumped though, as the e-brake handle is down and the light is off. what can i do? 1995 Contour SE Duratec V6 Automatic, Moonlight Blue / Opal Grey, Leather

Re: Any Suggestions??? #1151458 01/15/05 02:23 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,788 St. Louis, MO P projectSHO89_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
projectSHO89_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,788 St. Louis, MO	One of the following is your problem: Defective brake line (collapsed internally) E-brake cable (seized) Caliper (Seized/sticking) Steve 98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car 89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles 94 SHO ATX - 190K 1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K. ANY THREAD WITH "OMG" or "WTF" ETC IN THE TITLE WILL BE IGNORED!

Re: Any Suggestions??? #1151459 01/15/05 05:13 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,100 San Antonio/Austin, TX R Ray_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
Ray_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er R Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,100 San Antonio/Austin, TX	Also, with the rotors having been that hot I would be ready to anticipate a little warpage... (shudder in brake pedal upon use, etc) Ray '99 CSVT - Silver #222/276 In a constant state of blow-off euphoria. Originally posted by Kremitthefrog: I like to wear dresses and use binoculars to watch grandmas across the street.

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