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whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 12:43:31 PM    DBEAU Posts: 180 Joined: 7/1/2008 Status: offline I''m just curious if anybody else experiences this... When i change my oil, for a couple hundred miles after there is a funny smell. of course you don''t really smell it until you stop. Now I relized it only smelled after oil changes so i''m thining that maybe it is the filter getting hot between the headers and giving off a smell for a little while. Anybody else? Post #: 1

RE: whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 12:56:08 PM    Jaybird180 Posts: 2530 Joined: 5/12/2006 Status: offline     Often you will spill a little oil on the headers.  You can use brake cleaner for the spill, but try putting a rag over the headers. Or....be sure to remove the plastic from the filter before installation. _____________________________ TrackDay Ready 02''F4i ZG Double Bubble, Galfer SS Lines, PCIIIr, Muzzy s/o, NRC cover, Shift Minder(anyone want it?), Speedbleeders, Vortex sliders, fender elimated, GP Shift Ohlins, Racetech, Showa Custom Suspension Teaching Fun and Prosperity (in reply to DBEAU) Post #: 2

RE: whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 1:05:06 PM    DBEAU Posts: 180 Joined: 7/1/2008 Status: offline It''s none of those, i cover the headers with tin foil and I sure wouldn''t leave the plastic on the filter. (in reply to Jaybird180) Post #: 3

RE: whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 1:26:40 PM    StreetPower Posts: 356 Joined: 12/16/2007 From: Ukraine Status: offline it could be the oil on the filter surface, the paint on the filter or the oil that drips a bit from the filter holder down on metal... if the oil pressure is normal after oil change and the light doesn''t come on, i assume that is no reason to worry... (in reply to DBEAU) Post #: 4

RE: whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 1:33:00 PM    cbr600f4iftw   Posts: 9 Joined: 6/30/2008 Status: offline I''m not really worried about it, i just wondered if anybody else experiences this and to just give my reasoning behind it (in reply to StreetPower) Post #: 5

RE: whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 1:43:08 PM    Jaybird180 Posts: 2530 Joined: 5/12/2006 Status: offline     don''t know what you''re talking about then.  How''s your clutch? _____________________________ TrackDay Ready 02''F4i ZG Double Bubble, Galfer SS Lines, PCIIIr, Muzzy s/o, NRC cover, Shift Minder(anyone want it?), Speedbleeders, Vortex sliders, fender elimated, GP Shift Ohlins, Racetech, Showa Custom Suspension Teaching Fun and Prosperity (in reply to cbr600f4iftw) Post #: 6

RE: whats that smell!?!? - 7/3/2008 1:47:29 PM    DBEAU Posts: 180 Joined: 7/1/2008 Status: offline The clutch is just lovely (in reply to Jaybird180) Post #: 7

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