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hey guys...i haven't posted much here before cause my questions have always been answered! thanks! you guys kickass. anyway, on to my problem.
i haev a 2001 civic ex with about 21500 miles on it. i got it from the dealer at about 19500 and i just went in for an oil change just the other day. now, ever since i've had the car it's been running (and smelling...heh) great. but now after i went to the oil place(jiffy lube) i have this really strange smell inside my car. it's like a combination of burning glue and oil. i only notice the smell once the car warms up so that just backs up my thinking that something is burning. now, when i was at the jiffy lube, the guy said that my car takes a 5w20 oil, is this right?? i haven't had time to check what the car manual says but that just seems really odd. you guys have any ideas?
help!!!
thanks....jon

 
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The idiots at jiffy lube probably spilt oil on the exhaust manifold or on the engine in general. Used to do to me everytime. I swear they did it on purpose. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG] I am thinking this is the problem and it will burn off in a few days.

Yes, 5w-20 is what the manual (honda) says to use.

 
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Yeah, I run into that when you take off the oil filter...it is like impossible to not spill any oil on the exhaust pipes...


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hm....so it's probably not worth going to the dealership to have it looked at, is it? thanks for the replies!

 
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No, I wouldn't think so. If it last more than 3-5 days you may want to take it. I am almost certain it's oil if the smell started when you had the oil changed. Bastards at jack off lube. I have mine changed at honda for like 21 and change w/tax and they don't leave me with stink-bomb smelling car.

 
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happens when I get my oil changed too sometimes. give it a week.

 
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ok, i'll give it a few more days....thanks for all the replies!

 
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Just to add to the above, maybe go and check your oil level..

 
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mine too, it just started to smell yesterday... it's bad, really bad, you can smell the thing from a car length away.

it's not from oil change, that's for sure.

it's worse from the outside, and can still smell from the interior.... help?

 
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never mind, it was just a plastic bag caught under the front of the car.... it will burn off eventually.