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    Smoke, burning smell from under hood

    Thanks, I appreciate that. Yeah, i'd like to see what mods you've done. I think we must have the only two MS3's in BG, 'cause I sure haven't seen any others. I did get the IC off and saw that the plastic sleeves covering the wires looked like they were getting hot and became discolored (turned...
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    Smoke, burning smell from under hood

    So, what caused the wires to get fused together? How did you fix it? I still haven't had a chance to pull the IC off yet... will do that tonite.
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    Smoke, burning smell from under hood

    Thanks, everyone, I appreciate your comments. I don't think its oil, since I changed the oil over two months ago... unless something is leaking. I should have mentioned that the closest dealer is 60 miles away, so I need to try and resolve this myself, if possible.
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    Smoke, burning smell from under hood

    Thanks... from what I've read here so far, nearly all of the smoking issues were for vehicles with exhaust mods, and that a stock set-up wouldn't necessarily smoke. True?
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    Smoke, burning smell from under hood

    OK, thanks... I guess its not a big deal to take the intercooler off? I hope it is something as simple as a piece of trash that got stuck.
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    Smoke, burning smell from under hood

    I've got an '08 MS3, 7900 miles, totally stock, no mods. I have noticed a burning smell coming from under the hood, and can see a little smoke coming from underneath the intercooler. Looks like white smoke, smells kinda like burning paper. I can't tell exactly where the smoke is coming from...
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