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i have a bran new WRX and if im in traffic and rev fairly high i get a horriable smell in the cabin?

greasemonkey

What do you mean by "horrible"? If it smells like dog fart, it's hydrogen sulphides being produced by the catalyst.

explore

its a strange smell not of eggs or like some cars with cats on

mwp

newly imported car ... check for immigrants clinging to the exhaust

explore

lol i just wondered if it was going to big something real wrong with it, could it be cos i use to use norm unleaded but now use opty? could it be the s*** stuff burning off?

greasemonkey

Klingons, or some other form of illegal alien?

scooby_si

sure it's not clutch reving high while trying to pull off can smoke yer clutch Hard to pin point without smelling it thou init get to a local meet & get the locals to sniff ya out lol
Si

drb5

iTrader: (4)

is it not the cat?

MowbrayWRX

explore.
I am in the same situation, my 03 wrx is now three weeks old and has over 750 miles on the clock. The smell you are on about has now disappeared even when its parked in the garage.

I think the smell is from the exhaust and manifold, but I must admit that my 01 Wagon never stunk like that when it was brand new.

The clutches on these cars (new age) do smell a bit as well, especially if you have to slip it a bit.

Tony S

Dr Hu

Its the protective green wax the factory spray on the Aluminium engine/gearbox parts. As it gets hot it softens and produces the odd smell you mean.

I quite like it! - it reminds you that you have a new car!

greasemonkey

Doubt it. Last time I found one of those on my car, it (well, bits of fur and blood) were up inside the wheelarch, nowhere near the exhaust.