a certain smell

[erics86dx]

alot of the time when im trying to accelerate fast or just go fast after i slow down it smells like burning matches and sometimes worse. Im guessing its the transmission or the cluth but im a newbie so disregard that remark unless im right :pimp:

[shepherd79]

check the belts, check the trans and engine fluid levels.
Look around the engine for any leaks.

[BITESIZE]

My guess is your tranny fluid, it can smell like poopy when it's burning.

[erics86dx]

thats awesome, no not really, aand thank you to everyone that has helped me with this question

[dXsquared]

its probably just fumes from the engine.. its a 17 year old car with a carb that probably doesnt run right, thats what i think it is.. i know my car stinks for a bit after i mat it for any length of time...

im running 400 000 km's tho.. so that might do it

Travis

[erics86dx]

I just made 280,000 miles so that could be it, thanks

[blazin3gen]

Originally posted by erics86dx
I just made 280,000 miles so that could be it, thanks

DAMN!!! now thats a honda for u!

[erics86dx]

ya what the funny thing is I just bought some stp fuel system cleaner and now i get 270 miles a tank instead of my old 190 something, If I would have knew that all i had to do was spend 10 dollars on some liquid to clean the injectors i would have done it when i first got the car!!!

[dXsquared]

hahaha.. you dont have injectors... lol... but it would still work... thats sweet.. im gonna buy some

Travis

[erics86dx]

I can dream cant I

[Justin86]

Yea 280,000 miles on the stock cat. Those stupid things can really smell bad. It is probably getting plugged.

[A20A1]

You're not burning the fuel properly... or you're not getting the right fuel mixture.

[erics86dx]

so is it the cat?

[erics86dx]

if i get a upgraded one, what does it improve besides the smell?

[pip]

r u still running original carb?? check the valve cover gasket mines gone and oil leaks out a bit and burns off my header especially when i'm driving in secondary stage it smells like burning replacing it next weekend with clutch

[erics86dx]

yeah Im still running the original carb, is the valve cover gasket the thing that keeps the oil from getting out cause if so I have already replaced that so I dont think that is the problem.

[POS carb]

I have a carbie and it makes the burning smell you described, I think it comes from the motor leaning out while driving hard

[NXRacer]

if it smells like burning matches (or rotten eggs) thats more like a sulpher smell and that indicates that the cat is going out. Ever get behind a car and it smells like a load of rotten eggs just got dumped? Thats the indication that the cat is going/gone. Punch it out and your problem is solved! (unless you have DEQ inspections of course....)

[erics86dx]

oh ok thanks man do you know if there is any difference between a oem cat of a performence one like pacesetter or something, and whats the average price for these bad boys

[TWOLOUDNPROUD]

i had a bad smell when i jump on it . It was my power steering pump was going out it super heating the power steering fluid when the rpm's were high and it gave a bad smell put a new one and no more smell