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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 10:08:39 AM

Title: Burning smell......panic!
Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 10:08:39 AM
Did my first bit of offroading yesterday. About an hour and a half of serious mud. All great fun until the road journey home when I endured a stench of what smelt like burning wood. I thought it would be allsorts of crap stuck on the exhaust etc so gave it no thought.
            Went and washed the car underneath totally and guess what Its still there. Its worse when I put the foot down and I`m flapping I have serious problems.  :?:
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Post by: Mort on June 01, 2006, 10:21:20 AM
Have you inspected the exhaust system from top to bottom?  It may be that you have a stick or something lodged on top and out of sight.
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 11:23:42 AM
Have you got a tranny case skid plate....all sorts of stuff can get lodged in one :?
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 11:33:27 AM
Been under a couple of times and seen nothing. Smell seems to be coming from below the engine area.I`m going to take it another run on  the tar and get back underneath with a torch. A bit wary of giving it some stick (not a joke :oops: ).

 Fingers crossed
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 03:23:05 PM
There was allsorts of gunk stuck in the hard to see bits. Cleaned it off looked like tree bark :smt023
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Post by: Mike Pavelin on June 01, 2006, 03:32:15 PM
Baked mud can smell horrible. Have a look and see if the shield on the cat is full of it.
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 04:41:51 PM
The Cat is in a bag in the garage (save the environment and that). Theres a full stainless on it. I think its just baked on shite thats burning off. Transfer case skid plate? Sounds like a sensiblr idea to `Joe new guy` here. Where do I get a hold of such a thing? :?:
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Post by: tim_aka_tim on June 01, 2006, 05:23:19 PM
Well things like the radiator, tranny case and fueltank don't tend to win arguments with rocks and anything else firmer than a bag o' feathers. The 3 skids you need are standard on some model years, though possibly not yours, someone with a facelifted XJ might know. Don't think you can get them from the dealer anymore, so have a look on the bay or maybe someone like 4WD do them? When I looked into the skids for my WJ, it was about £325 for the set.
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 05:45:35 PM
what year & model xj you got keeko??
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 07:37:43 PM
Its a 99 ,4.0L Ltd
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 08:05:03 PM
right, then it wont have bugger all as standard!!!

early ones (like mine) were fitted with steering, transfer case & fuel tank skids as std equipment
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Post by: chrisjones on June 01, 2006, 08:18:50 PM
KD's right.  I have a 99, and they don't come with any underbody protection. :wink:
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 08:54:19 PM
Bugger all as standard. Whey hey!!  :smt038
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Post by: chrisjones on June 01, 2006, 09:01:40 PM
I'm guessing that's  'Bugger!!.........All as standard'

and not............'Bugger all............as standard!'

In which case, you're a lucky, lucky Bastard. :lol:
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 09:04:05 PM
either that or hes missed the point or "bugger all" means summat totally different north of the border......
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 09:31:17 PM
For `bugger all as standard` read `excuse to buy stuff`  =D>  Seeing as the original query has been resolved and I`ve had some good advice it`s about time somebody took the piss :D
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 09:42:19 PM
Try Rustys off road for the plates
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 09:58:03 PM
Quote from: "keeko"
For `bugger all as standard` read `excuse to buy stuff`  :D

seriously tho, for the guards you cant beat OE stuff from an early XJ.......can be had cheap enough, just ask lefty!! :wink:

I'll keep an eye out for some for you if you like!!
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 10:37:43 PM
There is somthing about the smell of drying woodland stuff on a Jeep exhaust..... :lol:
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Post by: keeko on June 01, 2006, 10:38:12 PM
Superb KD, thats what I like to hear. I take it the skids from the older XJs fit the later model? Talking about woodland burning Stew, it`ll be a smell I can see myself getting used to :lol:
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 10:40:56 PM
Quote from: "keeko"
Superb men, thats what I like to hear. I take it the skids from the older XJs fit the later model?


you mean "skids from the earlier xjs fit the later model".......... :wink:
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 10:45:15 PM
Quote from: "keeko"
Superb KD, thats what I like to hear. I take it the skids from the older XJs fit the later model? Talking about woodland burning Stew, it`ll be a smell I can see myself getting used to :lol:


Suspect so mon...tho after that log that came out of me tranny skid plate durintg the Diddlebury trip...
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 10:47:54 PM
Quote from: "Stew"
Quote from: "keeko"
Superb KD, thats what I like to hear. I take it the skids from the older XJs fit the later model? Talking about woodland burning Stew, it`ll be a smell I can see myself getting used to :lol:

what you doin in "tech" anyway?? get out heathen!!!!! :twisted:
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Post by: Anonymous on June 01, 2006, 10:56:41 PM
AW I made a serious post here earlier today...Bet there won't  be Lumberjack song thread....
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Post by: stevos on June 02, 2006, 08:55:27 AM
sounds like yer jeeps completly fecked. so youll probably have to scrap it for £50 and just buy another and start again. thats all :lol:  :lol:
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Post by: keeko on June 02, 2006, 06:01:43 PM
yep, thats what i meant  :?
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Post by: prozac on June 11, 2006, 09:27:37 AM
I think I've got a burning smell, but mine hasn't been offroad recently.
Started on friday after a long drive back from Bristol. It may be the brakes not sure yet may have to get the wheels off today and have a gander.
I can neither locate it easily nor describe it so I guess a forum  is going to struggle with assistance
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Post by: keeko on June 11, 2006, 02:42:20 PM
I remember the missus driving my car out to my work one night and she hadn`t put the handbrake 100% off. The smell would of choked you.Could be a 100 things. Is your jeep an auto or manual diesel?
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Post by: prozac on June 11, 2006, 02:53:27 PM
See the "Fried the aircon" thread  :oops:  :oops:
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Post by: ExtremeTJ on June 11, 2006, 04:15:56 PM
Maybe you need to say "IT has SFA on it and you need to spend some money and get some"
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Post by: keeko on June 11, 2006, 05:00:36 PM
Hey!  :x  :x  somebody has to buy the hairdressers edition! :oops: