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Weird Smell

Old Sep 10, 2001 | 09:10 PM
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Weird Smell

When I accelerate after coming to a stop I smell some weird smell that smells like oil but not exactly. Sometimes I can also see smoke coming out from under the hood and I can't figure out where it is coming from. I thought it was oil, but I am not losing any oil. HELP!
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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 09:22 PM
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Could it be the semi-sweet odor of antifreeze?

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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 09:30 PM
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It does not smell sweet at all, and I am not losing any coolant.
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Old Sep 10, 2001 | 09:38 PM
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Check your master cylinder! It could not be on tight and right and could be leaking your brake fluid! This happened to me and it sucks to clean up!

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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 02:11 PM
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Damn, it is Oil. I am losing oil. Im thinking it is the valve cover gasket.
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