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I was driving one day and a dog ran out in front of me and i ended going into alittle ditch. The crash was nothing bad, but it took a tire of the rim. i had to let the my 8 sit for about 2 weeks till i could get a new tire. it started up just fine, but it made a weird smell. it wasn't like a coolant smell but never the less the was a smell there. its been 3 days and upon me starting it still made that smell. it smells like oil alittle.

Anyone know what this might be or should i take it to mazda and let them check?

EDZRIDE

iTrader: (1)

Could be oil.

CampbellPictures

like oil thats been spilled or oil thats leaking

StealthTL

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Title changed from "Help!!", to reflect content.

Emery_

iTrader: (8)

No one can tell you for sure without seeing the car, take a look at your oil coolers and make sure they aren't leaking. I'm thinking that it could one one of your oil cooler pipes leaking maybe. Also do you visually see any oil under the car?

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I think ill take it to mazda cause i cant find a oil leak from what i can see

ken-x8

Does it smell like dog? Or dog poo?

Ken

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No..

bose

iTrader: (5)

Take it in, how in the world would we be able to tell anything without even a picture. That's like me asking you if I'm nude.

Slidin8

Are you?

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maybe homo

bose

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O.o

monchie

Ha, ha, ha... i just leaked... lol

CampbellPictures

Ummm.... I'm asking about the smell, if it's normal or not. Why the hell would I put a picture up if I'm asking about a smell. And since I can't see an oil that might have leaked, why would I take a picture. If your wonder about a picture because of the crash, it's pointless. The car looks fin and is fine, except for the smell.

Joe-the_tattoo_artist

If you are not knowledgable enough to determine if your car has an oil leak or not, it would be safe to assume that you do not have the skill set required to determine whether or not your car is indeed "fine". Providing photographs of the engine from several different angles, including close-up details and from below, will provide those of us whom you have queried with something substantive from which to diagnose your issue.

Bladecutter

And how are we going to be able to tell you if you're right that what you are smelling is in fact oil if we aren't there in order to smell it with you?

You pretty much just said that your post was pointless.

So, lets see if I can help you any.

First, which tire was it that blew out?
Front or rear? Left or right?

Logically, if we know which one dies, we can tell you what type of fluids are near that tire.

Every single one will have brake lines near it, so the very first thing you should probably look at is your brake fluid level. Last thing we want is for you to start up your car, and immediately crash into your neighbor's living room.

Pop off your brake fluid line, and take a whiff. Is that what it smells like?

Next, the front wheels may or may not have an oil cooler, depending on if you have an automatic transmission or a manual transmission in your car. Pop off the oil filler cap, and take a whiff. Is that what it smells like? If yes, you should figure out which oil cooler took the damage. Hint, it will be the one where the tire was damaged at.

Next up, maybe it was coolant. Pop off the radiator cap, and take a whiff. Is it that?

Finally, the last fluid in the car that is near a wheel is the fuel.
Pop off the gas cap, and take a good strong whiff of that, because its so far down there.

Okay, after you regain consciousness, if you can even remember anything about what you're doing, was that the smell? You might want to have your computer near you when you do that part, just to help have a reminder of what you're doing, nearby.

BC.

NotAPreppie

Also, understand that just because the tire came off the rim doesn't mean that any possible damage occurred near that wheel.

CampbellPictures

The tire that took damage was the back left tire and I did what you said. The smell is like a mixture of the gas and oil. It smells nothing like coolant or brake fluid. I asked this question because the care naturally burns more oil and I figured it might be a normal engine especially since the engine has 75,000 miles on it, so that's way I was asking if I might possibly have an oil leak, cause I wasn't sure. I told about the crash for additional info on, so you guys could give your opinions. Oh and also I do now where to check for oil leaks and all the places that the oil will go. Nothing I saw was leaking, but I'm taking it to mazda to double check.

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The tire that came off was the back left. I looked it over and nothing else was damaged.

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I know how to check for an oil leak. Nothing I could see was leaking. I'm taking it to Mazda to double check. I might be 16, but that doesn't mine I don't know anything about the car or how to check certain things. I have worked on cars with my father and grandfather long enough to determine if a car is fine or not. All I asked in my question was for a few opinions.

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And another thing to everyone, I'm using this forum on my iPad. Even if I was going to post pictures of the car, the iPad won't let me.

Bladecutter

Download pictures on iPad onto a real computer that has an internet connection, upload them to a picture storage site, and then post links.

Not really that hard.

Regardless, you can't provide pictures of a leak that doesn't exist.

How old are the ignition coils, plugs, and wires on your car?
Maybe they are old, getting weak, and have reduced the convertor's lifespan, which is now giving you a smell of oil and gas mixture. You did say that the smell only comes while the engine is idling, correct?

BC.

NotAPreppie

Alternatively, open a Dropbox account, install Dropbox iPad app, upload pictures to dropbox, post link to pictures here.

cornholio135

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OMG who in their right mind would ever let a 16 year old have a sports car? and your story of "a dog ran out in front of me" may have been believed by your parents but not by me... yes take it to the dealer and let them fix it then ask them to put you in a mazda3 till you are out of High School...the end...

ShellDude

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I was thinking a mazda 2.

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My parents wouldn't buy one for me and I wouldn't ask them to. I bought the car myself, but it's not my daily driver. Not all teenaged drivers go street racing or doing stupid things with the car. And my father was with me when the crash happened. The story of the crash is true.