brand new and smells hots - normal?

Mike

it is normal, but its not necessarily only what is stated above. When I was in college I worked at the port in Jacksonville, processing imported cars.

When they ship the cars from Japan, a most companies coat them in paraffin to protect from corrosion. We used to have to drive them through a kerosene car wash. The leftover paraffin eventually burns off, and that also contributes to the smell.

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murphman

when i first test drove a Z it only had a few miles on it withthat smell as we parked after thetest drive. Salesman said they spray some chemical over he engine bay that will burnoff after a few houndred miles so what Mike said sounds like the best reason for that smell.

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vazquezdd

I kept waiting for the smell to go away and when I went to have my CBE installed I found out why it didn't- the seal at the back of the transmission (6MT) was weeping. I never saw a drip on the floor since the oil was ending up on the exhaust and burning off. Simple warranty repair.