same smell, already 1000 miles, x

 

i had the smell when the car was newer, i always attributed it to be peeling out everywhere haha . now im at almost 1000 miles, been driving more civilized, no smell.

 

No smell here @ 3400kms.

 

Looks like you've been doing some driving this past month Mike......not that I blame you!

 

The weather has certainly helped!

 

LOL, you're racking up the miles Mike. You'll have more than me in another 8 months.

 

FYI, the product is called Cosmoline - it's a rust protectant all Japanese manufacturers use prior to shipping. It burns off in the first 1500-2000 miles or so and smells sort of like a chemical-ish burning rubber.

 

^ Great info Kevin, thanks.

 

I have two 2004 Honda's that were purchased new and had 1 2004 Acura purchased new and none of them had any smell like this. I've experienced this with Subaru's but its the undercoating they use, you can clearly see it, the stuff on the Infiniti cannot be seen with the naked eye.

I am just glad that it will go away and my car was not the only one doing it! My grandmother thought the car was going to burn to the ground while it was in her driveway last weekend, she was more concerned then I was. I figured if it did I would get a new car and payments would probably vanish, not a bad thing

 

Maybe it is because the Hondas are built in NA and we don't use Cosmoline here. Just guessing.

 

The two honda's yes, but the TSX was built in Japan... maybe its a Nissan thing

 

+1 at 750 miles

 

Hrm, I assumed Honda did too, I guess I shouldn't have. Well, I know for certain Nissan, Toyota, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes all use it.

 

Now that you mention it, it is a similar smell to what my 99 Catera had when I first got it(though it went away quicker) and that car was made in Germany.

I have noticed the smell is less pungent now, I have about 500 miles on the G now.

 

Canuck, I swear I smell a burning rubber smell around you... Must be from your shoes -- from all that pacing back and forth anxiously waiting for your Garnet Ember.