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After driving, I sometimes smell something that smells like burning
rubber after I get out of my '03 Accord EX-L. My sense is that I smell
it when I walked around the back of the car, but then again, I usually
walk around the back when I park at home or in many ramps. Not very
strong, but definitely there.

Anyone else noticed this? Ideas?

Check your exaust pipes, muffler, manifolds, cadalitic converter.
Something is probably stuck to the outside or is touching, and burns
when it gets hot. Drive your car a while, then turn it off and follow
your nose. Start with the engine compartment.

TL wrote:
> After driving, I sometimes smell something that smells like burning
> rubber after I get out of my '03 Accord EX-L. My sense is that I smell
> it when I walked around the back of the car, but then again, I usually
> walk around the back when I park at home or in many ramps. Not very
> strong, but definitely there.
>
> Anyone else noticed this? Ideas?
>
>

"TL" <tlehman@visi.com> wrote in message
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> After driving, I sometimes smell something that smells like burning
> rubber after I get out of my '03 Accord EX-L. My sense is that I smell
> it when I walked around the back of the car, but then again, I usually
> walk around the back when I park at home or in many ramps. Not very
> strong, but definitely there.
>
> Anyone else noticed this? Ideas?
>
>

Previous poster had a good idea. I once an over a plastic bag and it got
stuck on the exhaust pipe. Stank to high heaven until I scraped it off,
then it stank a little until all the residue burned off. The thicker
plastic bags seem particularly bad as they have more material to burn off.

My 03 Accord has never made any odd smells, except for sulphor from the
tailpipe with one tankful of gas. Mine's a 4 cylinder EX-L Started right
up this morning at -4 F. Started faster than me this morning.

Dave
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 22:26:03 -0600, TL <tlehman@visi.com> wrote:

>After driving, I sometimes smell something that smells like burning
>rubber after I get out of my '03 Accord EX-L. My sense is that I smell
>it when I walked around the back of the car, but then again, I usually
>walk around the back when I park at home or in many ramps. Not very
>strong, but definitely there.
>
>Anyone else noticed this? Ideas?
>

Mine does it sometimes too, but usually when I'm pulling away.
P Soory, couldn't resist. (gotta love the 5 speed)

Knuckles