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Subforever · 09-18-2012, 07:22 AM

Im at 3700 miles and the odor is still there... Going uphill without changing gear and i can smell it. I smell it when i shift to higher rev too. Im not riding the clutch and im not new to MT.

ill86 · 09-18-2012, 02:04 PM

Has anyone taken it to the dealer?

Margovincent_22x · 11-13-2012, 07:39 AM

I have a 2006 WRX and it also produces this smell when driving it hard.
FYI have the car for 5 years before I sold it to buy my BRZ.
Now I have a BRZ and it also produces the smell.

CONCLUSION "ITS a SUBARU IDENTITY I guess"

Cajun · 11-13-2012, 08:05 AM

Same thing with my AT. Noticed it within 2 hours of buying the car. Doesn't seem as strong now (almost a week later), but I do notice it every now and again.

DarkSunrise · 11-13-2012, 09:00 AM

I get that odd smell too when I run the engine hard. Pretty sure it's not clutch because I can smell it even on a one-gear pull (i.e., no shifting). The good news is it's going away, but I do smell faint traces of it even at 1500 miles on the odometer now.

RWD-boxer · 11-13-2012, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mRdeMs83

hmm not really. Just a strong odor almost engine or clutch..smell does not last long. And its only when I take the car to like 6-7k.

Yep I get it around 7k rpm comes from vents

ScionRacer · 11-14-2012, 05:54 PM

I worried about this until I saw it was a common problem.Now I don't even really notice it.

SVThis · 11-14-2012, 08:05 PM

My car has a little over 400 miles on it and it is still a stinker. Any car I've owned before never took this long to get rid of the burning stuff off smell.

IloveBaldEagles · 11-14-2012, 09:07 PM

Usually any new car takes a little driving. They all should have that new smell, usually the what I like to call, setting your territory in the new car. If you smell something else after 50 miles of driving, it could be but very unlikely a minor leak. But it also could be when the clutch is being dragged between shifting. How many miles do you have in the car so far?

mRdeMs83 · 11-16-2012, 09:58 AM

The original odor that I was experiencing is now gone but a slight odor does occur during harder more aggressive pulls. Does not last long at all and not concerned any longer. I would say normal. As of now I am at 7155 on the OD.

Doc · 11-19-2012, 03:44 AM

Gerbels... Gerbels are the possible cause of the odor that every FRS / BRZ boxer motor emits at high rpm. Those gerbels in the engine are crapping themselves while running their little feet off to keep up revs above 6k. There may be a factory recal for the gerbals, to exchange with higher perfroming gerbals.

Silly, I konw... it's late - drunk punch car humor.

denist · 12-13-2012, 04:54 AM

I belive the odor comes from the kind of wax that covers the engine. I have this green wax all over the engine and when gets hot it gets more liquid. I believe it is something to protect new motors and hope it will desappear by itself with time.

Jason952 · 12-13-2012, 07:04 AM

I notice the same thing, but only on defrost with higher revs, it smells like exhaust to me, hoping to find a tsb on the subject...

fuddbutter · 01-06-2013, 11:17 AM

Just saw this thread.

I had the smell too, only comes under WOT.

When you are at WOT and higher RPM your A/C switches off so you get all the power out of the motor.
This is kind of annoying on a 40deg day (105 Fahrenheit) and the interior has yet to cool down. (my DBW controller helped)
Anyway, the smell comes from the A/C switching off and then back on again. The smell in mine has gone now after 10,000km (work it out yourself's)

Also, the clutch did smell when new, first few days of driving it was really bad every time i took off, but that went quickly.

11-14-2012, 08:05 PM	#50
SVThis Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 185 Thanks: 39 Thanked 86 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My car has a little over 400 miles on it and it is still a stinker. Any car I've owned before never took this long to get rid of the burning stuff off smell. __________________ We're not happy till you're not happy 2013 Scion FRS Whiteout 6MT SCCA RTR/Konis/RPF1's/Dunlop Z2's/Strano front bar/CG Lock/Crash camber bolts/JPM shift boot and Instrument panel cover.

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fuddbutter Potato Farmer Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: #SLOBRZ Location: Melbourne Aust Posts: 787 Thanks: 493 Thanked 247 Times in 152 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just saw this thread. I had the smell too, only comes under WOT. When you are at WOT and higher RPM your A/C switches off so you get all the power out of the motor. This is kind of annoying on a 40deg day (105 Fahrenheit) and the interior has yet to cool down. (my DBW controller helped) Anyway, the smell comes from the A/C switching off and then back on again. The smell in mine has gone now after 10,000km (work it out yourself's) Also, the clutch did smell when new, first few days of driving it was really bad every time i took off, but that went quickly. __________________ Something something butter.. www.vic86brzclub.com

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09-18-2012, 07:22 AM	#43
Subforever Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Location: Belle Province Posts: 67 Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Im at 3700 miles and the odor is still there... Going uphill without changing gear and i can smell it. I smell it when i shift to higher rev too. Im not riding the clutch and im not new to MT.

09-18-2012, 02:04 PM	#44
ill86 VehicleDynamicsSpecialist Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: iG FR-S Location: illtuned / PittRace Posts: 750 Thanks: 1,185 Thanked 203 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Has anyone taken it to the dealer?

11-13-2012, 07:39 AM	#45
Margovincent_22x Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Lightning Red BRZ MT Limited Location: California and Philippines Posts: 164 Thanks: 1 Thanked 33 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have a 2006 WRX and it also produces this smell when driving it hard. FYI have the car for 5 years before I sold it to buy my BRZ. Now I have a BRZ and it also produces the smell. CONCLUSION "ITS a SUBARU IDENTITY I guess"

11-13-2012, 09:00 AM	#47
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 2,164 Thanked 4,242 Times in 2,220 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I get that odd smell too when I run the engine hard. Pretty sure it's not clutch because I can smell it even on a one-gear pull (i.e., no shifting). The good news is it's going away, but I do smell faint traces of it even at 1500 miles on the odometer now.

11-14-2012, 05:54 PM	#49
ScionRacer Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Ultramarine Location: Ohio Posts: 75 Thanks: 8 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I worried about this until I saw it was a common problem.Now I don't even really notice it.

11-19-2012, 03:44 AM	#53
Doc Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: South Florida Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 44 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Gerbels... Gerbels are the possible cause of the odor that every FRS / BRZ boxer motor emits at high rpm. Those gerbels in the engine are crapping themselves while running their little feet off to keep up revs above 6k. There may be a factory recal for the gerbals, to exchange with higher perfroming gerbals. Silly, I konw... it's late - drunk punch car humor.

12-13-2012, 04:54 AM	#54
denist Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: GT86 pearl white Location: Italy Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I belive the odor comes from the kind of wax that covers the engine. I have this green wax all over the engine and when gets hot it gets more liquid. I believe it is something to protect new motors and hope it will desappear by itself with time.

12-13-2012, 07:04 AM	#55
Jason952 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: SC Posts: 101 Thanks: 2 Thanked 43 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I notice the same thing, but only on defrost with higher revs, it smells like exhaust to me, hoping to find a tsb on the subject...

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