I notice the once in a very few times i accelerate hard over about 4500K, i get strange smell from engine, almost like something is burning? I have a 98 Contour SE, V6 MTX..
1, Does it smell like sulfur or eggs? 2, What type of gas do you get?
I used to get a sulfurish smell when I was driving at high RPMs along with a most delightful pinging sound. I switched to a higher octance gas (92) and the sound and smell seemed to go away. Might give that a shot if you want to spend the extra 20 cents a gallon at the pump. Just my 2 cents...or should I say 20 cents?
does it smell like oil may be you have a bad gasket.
1998 SVT Silver Superchips Exhaust 4" tips Short Throw shifter B&M Nitrous Kit by NOS rims by ATP wrapped in Toyos and 10" audiobaun hoodpins coldair intake
We have the same car, and I've noticed the same thing. If you only rev up occasionally, as I do, it's prob just the unusual temp that the exhaust manifold goes to. I haven't found anything wrong. 53K on the car now.
'98 SE V-6 5-spd ASB Silver stock 48K miles in May '02 Like it for Oregon coast canyons!
If it's not a sulfur/rotten egg smell and you notice a loss of upper end torque and/or any heat in the footwell, you could have a plugged cat. They get real hot when they start plugging up.
