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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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Sometimes when i park the car in the garage...the car has a terrible...fishy smell to it. I heard it could have been the catalytic converter but i don't know. I missed a gear earlier and it kinda grinded for like 2 seconds...yes bad i know, and i immediately put in the clutch and what not...but after...the car smelled terrible!!!! i guess that was from the rubbing? but its like a constant smell not just for 1 minute...then it goes away eventually...any ideas?
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Clutch...or girl friend...
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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stop bringin in stank ass pussycats in there haha
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Clutch Pads wearing out.

I used to ride the clutch when I go in my garage.
I was trying to park the S2000 in the garage and my truck was in the driveway so there was some tight maneuvering uphill.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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Burning clutch can smell fishy. I've particularly smelled this when people go for a WOT shift and end up slipping the clutch too much. I'm not sure if this happens also when the clutch is just wearing out, but it seems possible.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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Buy your gf some douche
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Gross coments... LOL
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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Coolant maybe? I can't decide if coolant smells like syrup or fish.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Burning clutch = fishy smell, but it will go away in couple days. But if it still happens constanly then it could be your a/c(cabin) filter. Dirty a/c (cabin)filter does smell like fish also. If that not is than i guess you better check whoever a$$ was sitting on the passenger side
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Jul 13 2007, 04:18 PM
Clutch...or girl friend...
If youre girlfriend is making that smell then you should probably find a new girlfriend
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