jrvanas Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Hey everyone, When I went to lunch today I had this burning smell in my car. It seemed to go away after a while and did not come back when I drove back to work. I just changed the oil about 500 miles ago and everything seemed normal when changing. There is plenty of coolant in the radiator. Any ideas? I will let people know if I smell it once I drive home from work this afternoon? ~jrvanas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 my guess would be that some oil dripped onto the exhaust system and was burning off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisb Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Last time I had that smell, I had an exhaust leak under the drivers foot well and the carpet almost caught fire. :o Depending on what kind of smell, it could be anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrvanas Posted September 30, 2004 Author Share Posted September 30, 2004 Let me look at my usual parking spot and see if I see any oil leaks. Thanks for the heads up - will update everyone. ~jrvanas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Hey there jrvanas. I suggest you stop 'burning one' during lunch... problem solved ! No really, what you need is someone with a really good sniffer. Oil smells way different than brakes/clutch or wire insulation/synthetic stuff. Of course look around also, but drive it in hot to a good machanic you know, and I bet he points out the problem in 5 minutes... Also, check to see if ALL the electrical works. Could be you shorted/grounded out somewhere and got a '1 time' smell until the wire fried/fuse blew... Good luck ! Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramithepimp77 Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Last time I had that smell, I had an exhaust leak under the drivers foot well and the carpet almost caught fire. WOW that same thing happened to me but it DID burn a hole in my carpet. The smell keeps commin back and I changed the "flange gaskets" or whatever they are called last night and today on my way to work i swear that stuff was starting up again. I started a post called "Motor Mounts" to see if anyone else has had the problem. Rami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrvanas Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 No smell last night or this morning on the way to work. Wonder if I just got stuck behind a tar truck or something and did not realize it?? Too paranoid about my baby! :bow: ~jrvanas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramithepimp77 Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 I got a smell on the way to work and back and then to my buddies and then home from his house and then...... EVERYWHERE!!! Rami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisb Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 To make sure it didn't happen again, I made myself a heat shield out of furnace ducting. This insures that future leaks wont warm up my carpet. If you do this, make sure you fasten it good to avoid ratlles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mudfinder Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Look at the starter and see how gucky it is under the oil filter/ then look at the connections make sure they are not bare and groundin the body... or the positive is grounding your oil filter and arcing a hole in it... possible burning smell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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