bad smell!!

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12-05-2009, 11:11 PM

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bad smell!!

i get a relly bad smell when punching the gas any one know what it coud be ?

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12-06-2009, 01:03 AM

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When my tl was new i got that smell i think its the cats, but after a thousand miles the smell went away, and i floor the car alot lol

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12-09-2009, 09:39 PM

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oh but i dont think i have the same problem i about 75k n i get the smell

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12-09-2009, 09:46 PM

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at WOT the car dumps all the fuel it can, and unburned fuel soaks the catalytic converters thus causing this smell. It's normal for our cars and many other cars.

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