Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 00:41:21 -0000 From: "NigelFur" <nigel.furbernopsamless.com> Subject: Re: ?burning smell on 9-3
"Davo" <whatevernopsamever.net> wrote in message news:bC6o8.16364$EE4.49888nopsam-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "JNY" <jyeung2nopsamrr.com> wrote in message > news:YoJn8.66638$in3.19389392nopsamoon.nyc.rr.com... > > Hi just looking for some advice. > > I just noticed some slight burning smell yesterday after I came back from > NJ > > doing some shopping. Must have driven around 150 miles and lots of > traffic. > > did not seem that the engine was overheating: temp gauge stable where it > usu > > is. > > I had my 43000 m service 4 weeks ago and it sounds unlikely to be brake or > > clutch.. > > anybody has any idea? The SAAB service guy I called said it could be some > > plastic stuck under the catalytic converter. > > Have a look underneath. Exactly that happened to my wife's NG 900S. The > plastic was very thick industrial type wrap, and though it refused to melt > into dribbles, it sure did a great job of enveloping the converter, and > stinking us out for ages. > > Davo > > > I have a SAAB 9-3 "99 5sp Manual with 43000 miles bought at 37000. > > > Thanx > > > > > > Or similar but more organic substances from horses if splattered on the converter can have that effect for a while but are not so visible... -- Nigel.Furbernopsamless.com Change spamless to amberbs for email
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