TheProfessional

anyone notice a distinctive smell in all rx7s?

i can't put my finger on it but it has that smell to it... i ono if its the gas or burnt oil?

TYko

a little bit of column a and a little bit of column b

lastphaseofthis

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even Girl rx-7 owners know this. i know a few. maybe somebody can convince the tree car refreshener company on a new sent. Darotard.

nexpo8

gas/oil

87 t-66

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they all smell the same

neofreak

Transmission fluid too, from leaky shift boots.

I miss the FC smell. =(

TheProfessional

after some driving i come out and it's like smoking a pack of cigs the smell is stained in my shirt

daviddeep

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There was just a thread on this same subject in June, probably just before the OP joined the forum (?):

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/oooooooo-smell-845700/

jjwalker

I don't mean to be a jackass, but every thread I read, you reply with a one liner. Is there a reason?

spottedfrog

All first gens too. I've had/driven a few. It's funny because my sister LOVES the smell of my FB.

duo2999

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when i first got my car i noticed it smelled different. now after a year, im used to it.

rotary_bünta

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put that **** in a cologne bottle call it.. "Eau De Rotor"

turbo_dave

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all rotaries smell like gear oil.

Rob XX 7

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i just put new seats in my car, when I had them sitting in a old *** step van that smelled like paint waiting for me to install them for 2 weeks they made the van smell like a brand new car, now they are in my car- well now the seats smell like me 21 year old car.

jackhild59

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My vert smells a little like gear oil and a little like an 80's/90's Japanese car. There are lots of 'fragrances' that volatilize out of the dash and door vinyl. These vapors add to the haze that forms on the inside of the windshield. The smells are pretty distinctive and are tied to the original plastic/vinyl supplier's formula.

FWIW, one thing that Hyundai tried to do in the last 8 years or so is to duplicate the vinyl/carpet/plastic smells of Honda. Before this effort, Hyundai's smelled slightly 'off' not quite right. Toyota/Honda/Mazda owners didn't like the Hyundai fragrance. The smell upgrade has been pretty successful in helping Hyundai in gaining acceptance from traditional Japanese car buyers in the US.

sub9lulu

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No

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off topic but is ReTard still around ?

jjcobm

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It's the rotary musk: 60% of the time, it works everytime

j9fd3s

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i put an FC dash harness in a drawer once, and that drawer now smells like FC.

Jimmy2222

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I find it smells like a ski-doo, a lot of my friends who first smelt the car said that it smelled like one too.

83/86Rx7

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[QUOTE=jackhild59;9450636]My vert smells a little like gear oil and a little like an 80's/90's Japanese car. There are lots of 'fragrances' that volatilize out of the dash and door vinyl. These vapors add to the haze that forms on the inside of the windshield.
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Anyone happen to know any way to get that film/haze off the windshield? Mines horrordeous and despite my efforts, won't clear up.

junito1

I love the the smell of 2 stroke when i first crank her up=D YUM!!!!

BUt yes they all do share that smell. I dont know if i got used to it or it went away when i completely stripped it. BUt i dont notice it anymore=)

jjcobm

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[QUOTE=83/86Rx7;9450994]
Kaboom! bathroom cleaner

Rob XX 7

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AH THE HAZE!!

I thought I was the only one, my coupe gets it BAD, especially when I used to leave it out in the sun.

A few cleanings with window cleaner and window towels gets it pretty good, use a alcohol based window cleaner.

Jpk3200

I've noticed this too, except that I smell the same smell with all 3 gens of RX-7. Same thing with late 80's - early 90's Integras.

Inquisitorj

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White viniger on a cloth or diluted in water works great for cleaning the windows, but then you might want to clean them with the spray on window cleaner to get the viniger smell out.

oils evaporate out of vinal over time in the sun. This is why dashes and door panels that have been sitting in the sun crack. it is also why you get the haze on your windows. I have found that 303 is the best to seal vinal and prevent the haze. The 303 is a little more expensive but it is well worth it in my opinion.