Burning Smell Under Hood

Burning Smell Under Hood. Questions sent by email or pm will not be answered. However, the burnt oil tends to have more of a blue color to it but is easily mistaken for white smoke.

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2) inspect the engine if you see any smoke coming from under the hood, do not attempt to open the hood. Joined nov 17, 2010 · 264 posts. Burning smell coming from under hood when i cut car off.

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It just started happening after a very cold morning the other day. If your car has a burning rubber smell.

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I dont see any leaks or loose hoses. Cause a burning smell means something burning!

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The smell mostly comes from where the intake is. Most people think tires, the likely cause it a loose serpentine belt under your hood.

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Joined nov 17, 2010 · 264 posts. This is almost always caused by oil leaking from the valve covers onto the exhaust manifold.

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Under the engine at all. If this is the case, take a look under the hood with the engine cold and off, you should be able to see evidence that the oil is leaking.

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A smell of burning anything is not good. When there’s a burning rubber smell, it means that there’s a problem and you can check down below to see what the cause of these smells could be.

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I got home today from work and when i rolled up in my driveway i started smelling a burning smell, like plastic or electrical, in the inside of my car. Hey guys i know this can be almost anything but i really dont know how to attack this problem.

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If this is the case, take a look under the hood with the engine cold and off, you should be able to see evidence that the oil is leaking. My car starts right up runs just fine, but when i cut the heater.

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Fluid levels are good, the engine is not overheating. Ive been getting this bad burnt smell coming from under my hood, especially when accelerating hard from a stop.

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Once my 02 fronty heats up and i walk around the passenger side of the hood i smell burning. It is a cross between the smell of a brake drum lining on a truck and burning plastic.

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Burning rubber/plastic smell coming from under the hood. Usual cause this symptom can be created by numerous causes.

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The odor of something burning under the hood is not only an inconvenience; I even put my nose in the wheel arch because i thought it could be my old tires burning rubber.

If, Instead Of A Sweet Smell, You Can Smell Fuel Burning, Then You Have A Different Problem Here.

Under the engine at all. The smell comes into the passenger compartment through the air intake vents and cannot be avoided. 3 types of white smoke from engine.

As You Know, Gasoline Is Highly Combustible.

From searching i hear it can be my clutch. Is there any way to find out for. I even put my nose in the wheel arch because i thought it could be my old tires burning rubber.

It Developes A Burning Smell From Under The Hood When The Car.

A burning odor is usually caused by a fluid leak, such as engine oil, coolant, power steering fluid or. Im reffering to the piece underneath the. Your car typically produces some vapor as part of the exhaust.

Something Has Caused A Leak In Your Fuel System And Now Gasoline Is Burning Somewhere Under The Hood Of Your Car.

#10 · nov 4, 2011. I do have this crap. Please post all questions in the appropriate forum.

I Know Its From Under Thehood Because When I Get Out Of The Car That Is Where The Smell Is Coming From.

Jump to latest follow status not open for further replies. Discussion starter · #1 · mar 25, 2007. I dont see any leaks or loose hoses.