KENSHIRO

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Not very impressed with myself but i was showing off my wrx to my mate and he wanted to see what it was like off the mark so on the long drive leading up my parants farm i booted it from a stand still but i noticed around second gear there was a god awfull smell coming threw the vents , it wasn't an burning oil smell but it was a really strong putrid smell , at the moment touch wood the smell has gone but there is a slight whiff of it in my car when i get in ..... im wondering if it was the clutch as it seemed quite slow to put the power down ....

i dont normally rag the car and its got me worried i may have wreaked something

Splitpin

Smells like cat p*ss? Sounds more like clutch than anything else. Either that your mate shat himself and didn't want to admit it.

will_wrx

Definitly clutch if you were launching it

mrsounds

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i had a strange smell from mine when cluch needed doing but mine was slipping like mad so put it down to that! although i didnt get the smell till it was really really badly slipping.. was worst on say an A road doing 50-60 mph in top gear then i wanted to overtake... foot down slighty then it would rev up then suddenly grip and take off and stink like mad lol

KENSHIRO

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Mmmmmm clutch then if its only done it this first time when ive launched it what are the chances its ok ..... seem ok so far driving normally but car does seem abit like somethings holding it back

ive had the car 2 weeks so do you recon a clutch would come under warranty cos it is general wear and tear isnt it ??????

mrsounds

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if its a brand new car? its prob just the car wearing in... parts getting hotter? if its second hand im not sure what sort of warranty a second hand dealer would give you as clutch is a wearing part like brakes i thought? im sure if you u look about you can prob find some sort of tests to do while driving to test the clutch?

daz1968

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If only a smell when launching and seems ok now you probably just burnt a small amount off it, should still be ok, Mine did it the once and 2 years later still ok.

Jimmy (mines a pint)

its your clutch mate 100%,happens to me all the time.doesnt really bother me the smell as ill just open the windows lol

pink pantha

sure you werent driving through wolves lol

Jimmy (mines a pint)

were i live theres a huge roundabout thats always buisy and hard to pull out so ive got to launch my car instead of sitting there and waiting for some good samaritin to let me out

the smell goes away after like 30secs,unpleasent but a good launch will make you smile

pink pantha

good man