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What smells are coming from your jeep?

Old 06-13-2012, 11:14 PM
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I'm down to a mild-medium strength hot coolant & oil smell after I put on the wheel spacers. What about you guys?

I'm hoping it will go away once I replace my oil filter adapter O ring and rear freeze plugs (already replaced the 4 below the manifolds)
Old 06-13-2012, 11:17 PM
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exhaust that smells like i have no cat even though i have a stock cat. been hapening since i put my super 44 on. also burnt popcorn when the new muffler was breaking in.
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gas smell, sometimes, when i have a full tank....maybe i should check into that ..
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The only smells I have is the oil seeping out of ccv and filler cap. Other than that, just gas (reg and 2 cycle for the chain saws) and the smell of fresh wood chips ( I own a small tree farm).
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Crude oil off my work boots that's about all I can smell
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Burnt oil dripping from a striped oil drain bolt onto my exhaust.... -__-

I'll be fixing that this weekend.
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You dont even wanna know! ;-)
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Mine smells like flowers
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Mine was doing really well in the smell department.
Then I had to haul the mastiff home from the veterinarian.

Now I'm leaving the windows open all night to air out.
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Oil dripping onto my exhaust from my RMS lol
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Wet dog. Dogs love Cherokees.
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I get the usual greasey tools smell and sweat.
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Stinky Trees..
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Carb cleaner mostly once in a while green apple anti smoke air freshener....
Not a good combo together definitely don't wanna light a match in there.
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Originally Posted by 98_XJ Sport
Oil dripping onto my exhaust from my RMS lol
Mine too!

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