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Slight burnt plastic smell - is it OK?

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YOUR RESEARCHSlight burnt plastic smell - is it OK?

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Did you ever stop to think that maybe you ran over a skunk?

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Did you ever stop to think that maybe you ran over a skunk?

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POST 1Original post

My cayman is at around 2500 miles and sometimes, when i get out of the car i can slightly smell burning plastic from around the read tires, even when i dont do any fast/high rpm driving (no smell from the front). At this point, i should mention that i've been driving stick all my life and that i'm very comfortable with it, so i highly doubt that its me killing the clutch... When i asked the dealer, he said that this kind of smell comes from most caymans because of some sort of coating applied under the engine. Is this true? and has it happened to other people also? Thanks, Can

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Do you ever smell it inside the car? If not then I would say it is normal.

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Did you ever stop to think that maybe you ran over a skunk?

POST 5Original post

Probably cosmoline then - the oily and waxy protective coating that gets sprayed on various parts under the car - the over-spray burns off for awhile, and seems to be reported worse on some cars than others.

POST 6Original post

K-man-sculpture is on the money - what your smelling is the cosmoline they spray on many of the car's parts to keep them corrosion-free while on the trip over from Finland across all that saltwater. I have more than 18k miles on mine, and I still smell it burning off after a drive. If you do a search on "cosmoline" (without the quotes) you'll get lots of threads/posts from others who have had the same experience. Nothing to worry about. brad

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Brad & K-man-sculpture - Thanks, i guess thats also what the dealer was talking about. I guess i trust my fellow board members more than the dealer I'd learned my lesson earlier, and if i new it was called cosmoline, i would have definitely searched that term and not posted a new thread. Thanks anyway... Now I know, and knowing is half the battle :banana:

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can928: If you would like to see what cosmoline looks like, pull one of your wheels off. Chances are you'll see the light to dark brown residue from the spray directly on the rims or in the well. Easily removes with Simple Green, P21S wheel cleaner, or WD40. Smells nasty when hot as you know.

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