Plastic Bag Stuck to my Exhaust

blke90man · 05-02-2007, 03:59 AM

Hey guys,

I was driving my car today and I noticed a melting type smell while in the car, almost like the smell of a hot glue gun. I looked underneath the car and noticed that there seems to be a melted plastic bag stuck to my exhaust in the middle of the undercarriage.

My buddy told me I just need to let it melt off, but I was wondering if there were any suggestions you guys had? Should I just let it melt off or should I try and take it off once the car is cool enough for me to do so?

oel · 05-02-2007, 05:26 AM

happened to me, I just let it melt off. But it took quite a long time

nyc3r · 05-02-2007, 06:33 AM

I'll pull whatever you can off it, then let the stuck part melt off.. guess you just need to 'drive' your car to heat up the exhaust

chbrules · 05-02-2007, 07:04 AM

Uh oh, you may have to drive your fun car. What a shame

anowlan · 05-02-2007, 07:08 AM

This happened to me. After a month, the stuck part fell off. But it took a month.

Aristanet · 05-02-2007, 08:23 AM

had the same thing happen to me - it took the smell almost 2 month to go away. I would go to one of those 10min oil changes places and ask them to get as much off as possible and get an oil change while you at it

05-02-2007, 03:59 AM	#1
blke90man Private First Class 7 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2014 428i Sport Line Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	Plastic Bag Stuck to my Exhaust Hey guys, I was driving my car today and I noticed a melting type smell while in the car, almost like the smell of a hot glue gun. I looked underneath the car and noticed that there seems to be a melted plastic bag stuck to my exhaust in the middle of the undercarriage. My buddy told me I just need to let it melt off, but I was wondering if there were any suggestions you guys had? Should I just let it melt off or should I try and take it off once the car is cool enough for me to do so?
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05-02-2007, 05:26 AM	#2
oel Lieutenant 28 Rep 441 Posts Drives: 09' E90 335i, 13' E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (19) Garage List 2009 E90 335i [0.00]	happened to me, I just let it melt off. But it took quite a long time
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05-02-2007, 06:33 AM	#3
nyc3r Colonel 112 Rep 2,589 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (24)	I'll pull whatever you can off it, then let the stuck part melt off.. guess you just need to 'drive' your car to heat up the exhaust __________________ FS: Interior Parts - Msport knob, split armrest etc FS: Interior Parts Msport wheel, Msport knob, Boot, Idrive, FS: BMW factory oil change kit
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05-02-2007, 07:04 AM	#4
chbrules MSVConrad++ 54 Rep 778 Posts Drives: E90 2006 325i \| E92 2007 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Peaches iTrader: (0)	Uh oh, you may have to drive your fun car. What a shame
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05-02-2007, 07:08 AM	#5
anowlan Private First Class 13 Rep 171 Posts Drives: 2021 330e Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	This happened to me. After a month, the stuck part fell off. But it took a month.
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05-02-2007, 08:23 AM	#6
Aristanet Private 0 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	had the same thing happen to me - it took the smell almost 2 month to go away. I would go to one of those 10min oil changes places and ask them to get as much off as possible and get an oil change while you at it
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