Burning Smell

[Speed Cat]

Has anyone had strange burning smells comming from under the hood?

In the past few days after driving the car, normal and hard ive had a weird smell. Like rubber burning or something plastic.

Any ideas.

[100%VAGitarian]

Re: Burning Smell

open up the hood and look for something melted. plastic or rubber would be my guess. sorry, that is all i have. i suck.

[Kordain]

Re: Burning Smell

just out of paranoia id check the timing belt to see if it looks like its been rubbing somewhere. You dont want it to fail.

[Speed Cat]

Re: Burning Smell

Not the tires i checked, Timing belt ??? not to sure how to check that.

Its hard to see in the engine bay since its dark, il will look for melted plastic/rubber tomorrow morning.


Maby its my Waste gate rubber bushing on my turbo

[calgarydub]

Re: Burning Smell

I think i have this too. It smells like a burning rubberish plastic like smell. It almost smells like coolant but to me, that smells like plastic. I just had work done on my timing belt and water pump, so maybe they screwed up the install and its been rubbing this whole time????

[stefan]

Re: Burning Smell

alignment, or spirited driving? or driving winters like they are summers?

[Speed Cat]

Re: Burning Smell

I think i have this too. It smells like a burning rubberish plastic like smell. It almost smells like coolant but to me, that smells like plastic. I just had work done on my timing belt and water pump, so maybe they screwed up the install and its been rubbing this whole time????

Are you running a MKV GTI/??

[calgarydub]

Re: Burning Smell

I have an MKIV GTI