Burning Smell on my tC?
#22
^^ I thought so too, but a salesperson told me to take a look at the engine and all the numbers on each part that had been applied with marker. "It'll all burn off" he told me, and I did notice a certain burnt ink smell the first couple hundred miles.
#23
It might be the clutch. Clutch pads are made of the same material as brake pads so its likely that could be it. I dont know what your friend did to his, but if it smells like something other than brakes, he must have really burnt it badly.
#24
Originally Posted by The_Instigator
It might be the clutch. Clutch pads are made of the same material as brake pads so its likely that could be it. I dont know what your friend did to his, but if it smells like something other than brakes, he must have really burnt it badly.
#26
Originally Posted by scoobybri
Most cars' engines and transmissions are covered with an oil from the factory to help stop corrosion during shipment. It usually will burn off after 1000 miles or so.
huh?
#34
yeah.. depends on how much they dripped by being messy.. and where they ended up dripping this..
biq question is this.. if it started to smell sometime after the oil change, then yeah could be that they spilled some.. i'd also make sure youre not leaking oil from an oil filter not put on right (would spray and burn oil onto the oil pan area)..
biq question is this.. if it started to smell sometime after the oil change, then yeah could be that they spilled some.. i'd also make sure youre not leaking oil from an oil filter not put on right (would spray and burn oil onto the oil pan area)..
#35
Originally Posted by sciontc_mich
yeah.. depends on how much they dripped by being messy.. and where they ended up dripping this..
biq question is this.. if it started to smell sometime after the oil change, then yeah could be that they spilled some.. i'd also make sure youre not leaking oil from an oil filter not put on right (would spray and burn oil onto the oil pan area)..
biq question is this.. if it started to smell sometime after the oil change, then yeah could be that they spilled some.. i'd also make sure youre not leaking oil from an oil filter not put on right (would spray and burn oil onto the oil pan area)..
SHIZA!!!! never thought about that...i will check my oil level before starting my car.
#38
yeah i've been here for a little over a year and i've never read anything about a recurring burning smell.. so yeah stop the coughing..
hey scooby, did you check your oil yet? and is it leaking from the oil filter? (lay down on the ground and the oil filter is right there in the front, underneath)..
hey scooby, did you check your oil yet? and is it leaking from the oil filter? (lay down on the ground and the oil filter is right there in the front, underneath)..