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Started by Gedi , Jul 13 2004 11:32 AM

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#1 Gedi

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:32 AM

Anyone else smell this in their car after a spirited drive? It seems to be coming from the engine bay.

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:36 AM

Nope, all I can ever smell is petrol and the lovely smell of the resin that holds the car together. Of course, being able to smell the resin suggests that it's getting warm. If I drive too spiritedly, will it melt?! ;)

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:38 AM

No... I just smell IP.... :rolleyes: Stupid computer joke... ;) What is "TCP" ? Mine smell petrol on left turn (on track, almost nothing on open road)... B)

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:39 AM

not TCP, but i get a heavy fuel smell when i corner at speed.

No... I just smell IP....

Stupid computer joke...


geek!

Edited by Big_Si, 13 July 2004 - 11:40 AM.

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:39 AM

the lovely smell of the resin that holds the car together

So THAT's what it is... I love that smell thumbsup

Pour Homme - Essence d'VX

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Pour Femme - Essence d'Elise

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:41 AM

Anyone else smell this in their car after a spirited drive?
It seems to be coming from the engine bay.

I get this too. Could it be coolant?

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:44 AM

Only when driving on the M1 up north on the way to Sheffield. Can't remember the name of the factory but it stinks of the stuff up there. :rolleyes:

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:45 AM

I get this too. Could it be coolant?

possibly.

At least I now know its not only in turbo'd cars.

By the time the coolant has cooled for me to smell it, I've always forgotten about it.

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:47 AM

What is "TCP" ?

Transmission Control Protocol :P

Its just an anticeptic. Mums normally put it on kiddies knees when they fall and cut themselves.
Germolene has that kind of smell to it also.

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:54 AM

it's actually transmission product spillage you can smell. you should file a TPS Report with vauxhall tech ASAP - and don't forget the cover sheet!

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 11:59 AM

What is "TCP" ?

Trichlorophenol :blink:

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:04 PM

Trichlorophenol :blink:

Isn't that supposed to be good for pulling unsuspecting totty??

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:06 PM

Only when driving on the M1 up north on the way to Sheffield. Can't remember the name of the factory but it stinks of the stuff up there. :rolleyes:

Could it be the TCP factory?

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:26 PM

you should file a TPS Report with vauxhall tech ASAP - and don't forget the cover sheet!

eh?
thats not a geek trap is it??

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:31 PM

... the lovely smell of the resin that holds the car together.

Great isn't it. I thought it was WD40 at first! I love that stuff too.

I've been boxing stuff up today and writing labels on them with a thick black marker pen. Solvent abuse at it's best!!

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:32 PM

you should file a TPS Report with vauxhall tech ASAP - and don't forget the cover sheet!

eh?
thats not a geek trap is it??

:lol: :lol: :lol:

You've got to admit skiddo, that was a good one!

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:45 PM

Trichlorophenol    :blink:

Isn't that supposed to be good for pulling unsuspecting totty??

I think that's Rohypnol......!

:o

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 12:57 PM

Only when driving on the M1 up north on the way to Sheffield. Can't remember the name of the factory but it stinks of the stuff up there.  :rolleyes:

Could it be the TCP factory?

:D Who knows. It could very well be.

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 01:16 PM

Trichlorophenol     :blink:

Isn't that supposed to be good for pulling unsuspecting totty??

I think that's Rohypnol......!

:o

I thought it was Davidoff Cool Water? :unsure:

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Posted 13 July 2004 - 01:17 PM

So does nobody actually know what this smell is?
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