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Wheel hop and oil smell

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Old December-13th-2001, 02:54 PM
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Unhappy Wheel hop and oil smell

Whenever I try to spin the tires on wet pavement all I get is wheel hop. My wheel balance is fine...Is this common to 1G's or is it just me??

Also I have a strong smell coming into my car like burning oil, especially when I have the vents open. My car is not dripping or burning oil or anything else...
The smell is also there when I get out of the car after running it for a while. No clue whats going on here.... anybody have an idea?
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Old December-13th-2001, 03:35 PM
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you may have glazed the clutch.
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Old December-15th-2001, 10:54 PM
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And what does "glazed" the clutch mean?
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Old December-15th-2001, 11:47 PM
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Hey about the wheel hop...My Brand new MP3 does the same thing. When ever I try and spin the tires all I get is alot of wheel hopping. It sucks ***, but from what I understand all of the MP3's do the same.
Can we change our Motor Mounts and fix this I wonder?
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what's wheel hoppin?
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Old December-17th-2001, 02:49 AM
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I was wondering what was making my wheels hop like that. I know my motor mounts are crappy. That's been pissing me off. How hard are motor mounts to replace?
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