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    Leaking weird stringy stuff

    Can anyone help tell me what this is? Smells like a dirby.
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    looks like some sort of insect nesting material or something. Where is your car stored? Is it exposed to any strange animals? Maybe they like the heat in that corner of the engine bay?

    What exactly does 'dirby' smell like anyway?
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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewflor View Post
    Can anyone help tell me what this is? Smells like a dirby.
    It's not from the car. What in the heck is a dirby?

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    dirby = horses?

    The only thing I can think of that stuff coming out of a car on is the AC system maybe..

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewflor View Post
    Can anyone help tell me what this is? Smells like a dirby.
    Looks like the bottom of the coil melted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dragon850 View Post
    Looks like the bottom of the coil melted.
    They can do that??

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    Quote Originally Posted by olinjohnston View Post
    They can do that??
    Yep, remove the coil turn it upside down and take a pic, hope DME is not dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dragon850 View Post
    Yep, remove the coil turn it upside down and take a pic, hope DME is not dead.

    Ill do that tomorrow. It was oozing out.

    Also derby is like a car derby where a bunch of cars smash into eachother until only one car can continue to move.

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    It still runs and drives fine. Noticed the smell and that's when I popped the hood and saw it coming out

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewflor View Post

    Ill do that tomorrow. It was oozing out.

    Also derby is like a car derby where a bunch of cars smash into eachother until only one car can continue to move.

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    It still runs and drives fine. Noticed the smell and that's when I popped the hood and saw it coming out
    Do not start or drive if you don't want to replace your dme. Change coil first!

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    Yes on the coil! Don't start it!


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    I thinking coil too being that I had two do that...

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