I had the weird smell you're referring to when I bought mine new. It is a hard smell to describe. I was told by the dealer that it is an additive they add to the fuel; some kind of stabilizer. My car was fine after a month or so.

 

Interesting. Yeah, it did it then and then I haven't noticed it for a while, but last night I drove the car fairly hard a few times - did a few pulls in 3rd and
4th (did not redline the car), and noticed a slight smell after each one. I checked my oil, which was recently changed at the dealership, looks like it is over-filled - not sure if that could have something to do with it or not.

 

Me too. Even if the car gets reved alittle it makes the smell. Not like something burning, but weird. Like when you install a new exhaust and all the gaskets are heating up.

 

My wife asked the same thing too. It happens in the LGT sometimes when hammering on it. I tell her "It's the smell of performance"

 

:lol::lol: I like that! hopefully that smell doesn't emerge into the smell of a blown engine when I'm at Autobahn next week!!

 

If you are over full on oil, even if its not the culprit, I would drain some out. Since I can't smell what you're talking about I would guess that its something burning off when the engine gets hot from driving hard.

On a side note have done the subaru reflash yet? If not I would do that before your next track day

 

I noticed it too the other day, but I cant really smell anyway so I dont know what it is

 

its the undercoating it goes away after a few months, mine hade the same smell kind of like peanut butter in a frying pan.

 

I've noticed it lately also. I assumed it had something to do with the air conditioning unit and the fact that I'm coming up on the interrior filter replacement window.

The undercoating is an interesting thought.

 

new motor smell.

 

the engine is waxed (the air on the sea isn´t good), it´s for protection purposes...and if you guys give your babies some "thunder and fire", you smell this wax burning

 

mine does the same thing the service dept told me its some kind of coating under the car. they smelled it too when i had them do the flash and test it.

 

Thanks, everyone. I will continue to drive the car hard and just accept that it is some non-threatening burning of some.... thing :lol: