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Old 11-06-2007 | 12:56 PM
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I have just replaced my 03 cummins with an new 07 with the 6.7 L cummins which has <1000mls.
When I run the truck for a while and then stop, there is a smell (like burning rubber), which seems to come from the exhaust (particulate filter ?)
Have other 6.7 L owners experienced this, and is it normal for a truck of this mileage.
Incidently anyone know the power and torque figures for this engine ?
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Old 11-06-2007 | 01:37 PM
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engine produces 350hp and 650tq. that smell is your tires smoking as you go down the road

j/k it is just the exhaust smell. . .remove the cat and DPF and she'll smell like a diesel again.
 
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Old 11-06-2007 | 02:21 PM
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Thanks for the reply.........so it's nothing unusual, and should go away with time ?
 
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Old 11-06-2007 | 02:43 PM
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Mine did that for a bit. Figured it was oils on engine or exhaust parts. I've had many new cars that had a thin light oil on many components. I assume thats to keep them looking new until installed. I not have 2000 miles on it and it stopped smelling.
 
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Old 11-06-2007 | 03:22 PM
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I didn't notice any odd smell when mine was new. It's probably just the hot DPF or diesel catalyst burning off some oil or something. It should fade when you get a few miles on it.
 
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Old 11-06-2007 | 04:31 PM
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I've got 6500 miles on mine and still get that smell from time to time. I believe it is caused by the DPF being in active regeneration mode.
 
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Old 11-06-2007 | 05:36 PM
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also sometimes they put stickers on the exhaust that kinda burn off over time.
 
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Old 11-07-2007 | 09:34 AM
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I noticed the smell as well and came to the conclusion it was all of the sweet stickers they left on the exhaust. If you look around there are probably white stickers iin there. Mine are all black now[sm=icon_rock.gif]
 
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Old 11-07-2007 | 10:33 AM
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I got the burnt paint smell when mine was new, eventually it went away. The first time I ran the programmer set on Crazy Larry, it smelt the burnt paint again, lol . Ya gotta love it.
 
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Old 11-07-2007 | 10:35 AM
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are there kits out yet to get rid of the cat and dpf for these trucks yet?? is it "illegal"??
 


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