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Burning smell
Hey guys. I was very briefly redlining my 03 LX and then after like 10 minutes of mild driving I parked the car and there was this strong BBQ smell coming from the front of my car. Could be the brakes but then I didnt really brake that hard and the smell was really strong coming out from the grill. I drove back home and the smell did not come out anymore. Have you guys experience this before? Should I take the car back to the dealer to check it out? Thanks for your inputs.
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Originally posted by Yoyoio
is normal when you beat it, thatz what happen to mine too. I heard the smell is from burn clutch. Correct me if i m wrong
is normal when you beat it, thatz what happen to mine too. I heard the smell is from burn clutch. Correct me if i m wrong
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Originally posted by dalaw
Whats wrong with pushing my engine with an auto tranny?
Whats wrong with pushing my engine with an auto tranny?
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You were shifting from D1-D2-D3... etc. right?
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Originally posted by etdigitalis
It's not pushing your engine that's the problem. It's pushing your auto tranny that's the problem.
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You were shifting from D1-D2-D3... etc. right?
It's not pushing your engine that's the problem. It's pushing your auto tranny that's the problem.
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You were shifting from D1-D2-D3... etc. right?
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Bah, I'd not worry about it yet. Just don't manually shift it much and you'll be O.K.
With only 10k miles on it, and given what you were doing to it, I'd say it's normal. All new cars smell a little funky after they are flogged.
If you want to be extra-safe about it, warm it up and pull the tranny dipstick, smell it; If it smells like BBQ, change your fluid.
The leading killer of auto trannies is fluid breakdown, the hotter the tranny gets the faster the fluid breaks down, the faster the fluid breaks down the faster the tranny wears out.
If you're gonna go nuts with it, get a tranny fluid cooler.
If all cars came with properly sized automatic transmission fluid coolers, broken transmissions would be a thing of the past.
--Lincolin Motorsports head of performance product research for the Lincolin MK VIII
With only 10k miles on it, and given what you were doing to it, I'd say it's normal. All new cars smell a little funky after they are flogged.
If you want to be extra-safe about it, warm it up and pull the tranny dipstick, smell it; If it smells like BBQ, change your fluid.
The leading killer of auto trannies is fluid breakdown, the hotter the tranny gets the faster the fluid breaks down, the faster the fluid breaks down the faster the tranny wears out.
If you're gonna go nuts with it, get a tranny fluid cooler.
If all cars came with properly sized automatic transmission fluid coolers, broken transmissions would be a thing of the past.
--Lincolin Motorsports head of performance product research for the Lincolin MK VIII
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Originally posted by nivenmk1
If you want to be extra-safe about it, warm it up and pull the tranny dipstick, smell it; If it smells like BBQ, change your fluid.
If you want to be extra-safe about it, warm it up and pull the tranny dipstick, smell it; If it smells like BBQ, change your fluid.
Mmmm... steak.
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You should check under your hood. It's possible that some hungry **** without a BBQ grill just threw some ribs on your ride so you could cook them for him. Maybe it was that homeless guy named Joe that lives around the corner. Just an idea.
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WHY WOULD YOU BUY AN AUTO TO PRETEND YOU HAVE MANUAL?
makes no sense to me but just so you know i dont think pretend shifting is covered under warranty if that makes you break your tranny
makes no sense to me but just so you know i dont think pretend shifting is covered under warranty if that makes you break your tranny
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Originally posted by cdmx
Your auto tranny is gonna die very soon
Your auto tranny is gonna die very soon
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I don't get it. What is so wrong about downshifting to D3 when I am doing hard braking? Honda auto tranny would downshift itself during hard braking anyway, and it would do the same thing when going uphill or when more power is needed. I don't neutral drop it or anything. Anyway, I am not touching the shifter anymore just to be safe.
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