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Propane-like smell coming from car.

She's going to blow! j/k I would check things that could of got overheated at the track like P/S fluid, transmission fluid, diff fluid etc. The fluids can have a

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Old 12-19-2010, 09:26 AM   #6 (permalink)
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She's going to blow! j/k

I would check things that could of got overheated at the track like P/S fluid, transmission fluid, diff fluid etc. The fluids can have a slightly sulfurous smell that could be interpreted as being similar to propane. I overflowed the P/S fluid at a hot track event and the car smelled pretty bad for a couple of weeks.
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