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 Post subject: New air filter, burning smell
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:28 pm 
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hi everyone,

Just wandering, i put on a k & n filter and when idleing i notice a very strong plastic smell?
Last week i got the extractors and catylitic converter so wasnt sure if that had a part in it too.

Any quick response would be very helpful, hopefully nothing major.



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 Post subject: Re: New air filter, burning smell
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:51 pm 
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hav a look for any wiring or vacuum hoses that may hav fallen onto the new extractors.
If noy maybe just som crap has fallen on them.

 

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 Post subject: Re: New air filter, burning smell
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:58 pm 
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So you wouldnt think it would be anything that serious?? Ill have a proper look in the morning, its really wet weather here if that has anything to do with it aswell?
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:07 am 
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do as benny d said but if you cant find anything i wouldnt worry too much, when i got my new exhaust i could smell it for weeks, even had smoke coming out of the bonnet on the way home when it was first installed, its just all the paint etc burning in and setting, nothing to worry about

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:23 pm 
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thank you guys very much for the help
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:26 pm 
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Realistically your exhaust guy should have told you it would probably smell a little until everything had settled in, even my old cat back system had a noticeable smell for about 3 weeks when I had it put in my old car, the guys who fitted it told me it would do that so I wasn't to concerned. But otherwise the previous advise is good, keep an eye on it.

 

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