Rear end - smell
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I found it! On the side of the left muffler there was brown splatter that smelled like dog-doo. I was dreading going to the dealer and telling them that something in my rear smelled like sh-t.
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Smelly rears are not a good thing. 
Glad you found the source of the smell.
Glad you found the source of the smell.
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Hmmmmm....... could have run over some dog ____? Or, someone pranked your car while parked with some ____.
I had a dead smell coming from a car 25 yrs. ago. Turned out to be a toad had crawled up overnight on the wheel/rotor disk and met his demise there. Removed the wheel to clean the carcass out.
I had a dead smell coming from a car 25 yrs. ago. Turned out to be a toad had crawled up overnight on the wheel/rotor disk and met his demise there. Removed the wheel to clean the carcass out.
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Animal parts and "such" are not that unusual baked onto exhausts, especially on low cars and in rural areas. As suggested, clean it off and go on. You may have to lift it a little to gain access, but it will clean off with some effort... or, if not that or having someone else do it, you can let it burn off. As they say, "S**t happens." All the best, in any event. 
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