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38308, Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by RSTsoon, Nov-27-02 02:32 AM
Alright Im noticing a burning rubber smell when I accelereate quickly....im thinking it's a cracked pipe or at least im hoping. Any suggestions to what it could be?
38309, RE: Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by 97_ESi, Nov-27-02 02:34 AM
Mine has (had) that because of an oil leak - when I accelerated the oil leaked out more and leaked onto the exhaust causing a bad smell.

Jack up your car and check for any visible leakage, also check under the hood, you might have a leaky valve cover gasket and the oil is leaking onto the manifold.

Does it only do it while the car is warming up and you accelerate hard? Or always when you accelerate hard?
38310, RE: Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by RSTsoon, Nov-27-02 02:36 AM
If I drive it normally without pushing it hard there is no smell, its just when my foot gets a little heavy the smell leaks in.
38311, RE: Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by 97_ESi, Nov-27-02 02:39 AM
Hmmm.... you *might* have a worn out catalytic converter.....what does the smell smell like?? Rotten Eggs -> gutted/wrecked/no cat smell.
38312, RE: Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by RSTsoon, Nov-27-02 02:42 AM
If you ever just light a rubber band on fire that is the smell.
38313, RE: Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by fly1, Nov-27-02 03:22 AM
You might want to check for wires or harnesses that's near the egr pipe or exhaust. And you are sure it's a burning smell of plastic and not your clutch slipping? Slipping clutch does have a distinct smell if you've ever smelled one, but it is close to a heated plastic/rubber.
38314, RE: Burning smell if accelerating too quick...
Posted by RSTsoon, Nov-27-02 04:46 AM
Found a cracked pipe dripping oil on to my manifold....went and bought a new hose.Smells gone bahaha