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Posted on Dec 04, 2009

Rubber smell and slight smoke

I noticed burnt rubber smell and when i looked under the hood there was slight smoke coming from the back of the engine. it was coming from below so i could not locate the exact source of the smoke. all fluid levels seem to be ok and the car was not overheating.. It's a V-6 Coupe 6 speed

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A rubber smell?? the best thing you can do is diagnose it properly by blocking it up high enough of the ground and let it smoke then slide yourself under there and see where it originates ... check for witness drip marks on the exhaust first??

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