Why does the car smell a bit after running it hard?
05-28-2007, 07:46 PM
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My Ride: 2007 Mercedes Benz e63 AMG
With just over 5k miles on the ticker, I can still smell a distinct smell from the engine after running the car in the higher RPM range (between 5 and 6k rpms) - its rather similar to the same smell I noticed during the break in period. Is that just the way the engines smell in this car or what?
All thoughts appreciated....
All thoughts appreciated....
So hopefully its not a problem.. 
05-29-2007, 12:36 AM
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My Ride: G30 530i M-sport
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I believe it's the smell coming off a combination of brakes, oil and all the guff that settles into the crevices in the engine bay being heated up real good when you drive hard. I drove over/through the St. Gotthard Pass in Switzerland at the weekend and there was a distinct smell too, after having hauled the car up to 6,000 or so feet over some very tight and steep mountain roads.
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