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Old 07-23-2007, 09:48 PM
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Hey, i got a question and i hope you have an answer. When i "dump the clutch" or leave hard sometimes i feel HOT oil/clutch fluid (i believe) on my RIGHT FOOT. Any idea how or why? What should i look at?
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Buy an MSPNP Pro, you'll feel better.
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Old 07-23-2007, 09:56 PM
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uhhhh maybe check your master cylinders?

Also check the floorboard for gay midgets. Sorry, homosexual little people.
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I pictured an alternative lifestyle little person dressed in leather with a red ball gag fiercely humping his leg while he's driving
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I vote heater core lines.
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Originally Posted by m2cupcar
I vote heater core lines.
I second that.
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and the win goes to heater core they run into the passenger compartment over your pedals and might leak abit more when the water pump, is pumping harder
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I figured it was just excitement. "Ohhh the boost feels so good ... <splooge>"
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Heater core.
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okay, does heater core leak oily substances, cause i smelled it and it smells like oil.
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no just coolant....there shouldn't be anything flowing oil in the cabin...

unless one of the masters is leaking maybe that might seep in there somewhere, and smell like oil. I guess at least check teh levels adn see if any paint is damaged in that area of the firewall under the booster.
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Taste it. If it's sweet, it's coolant.

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