Burning Smell

[Curley]

What the hell could this be?

I had a slight smell when i brought the car, i asked about it on here with no reply but after a week or so it stopped.

Now its terrible, its come through the vents went stationary too! I dont want to drive the car tbh.

Its definitely from the engine bay and not my brakes.

Any past experiences??

 

[Alex H]

Haven't got any dead rabbits/pheasants stuck somewhere in your engine bay by any chance?

 

[Curley]

lol nope, my bay is tidier than my house.

 

[maz172cup]

iv got the same smell - but only when i turn the heaters on - smells like sumthing is burning? but when the smells gets strong i turn the heaters off and its gone.

 

[Curley]

I'll turn them off but if my windows are open i'll smell it.

Not good!

 

[Dave Hester]

check you have no coolant or oil leaking or dripping on the downpipe

 

[bmh.01]

Does it do it straight away or only as the car warms up?

 

[Curley]

i cant really remember, i'll see tomorrow/today i think its after its warmed up a bit though.

Coolant is full but it does need changing because the cars 4 years old.

 

[guysy]

Maybe a hole in the cabin/pollen filter?

Letting engine smells in?

Have a check, It might be time for a new one, Only a couple of quid off the bay.

Also could try one of those 'air con bomb' cleaners for a fiver. Worth a try, Although id think thats more for a bacteria smell. Sounds like somethings mechanical.

 

[deaddog]

Check the alternator, first sign of mine going was an acrid burning smell.

 

[Jamesstone]

Is it modified? If its running an after market induction set-up along with a seperate oil breather it will smell like hot oil/burning


James

 

[jakm15]

i had a buring smell when i turned the heaters on and from the engine bay and when you opened the windows, i went down a dirt track and some s**t must have got somewere it shouldnt, it went eventually must have burnt off, it was makin you high when it was doing it lol

 

[Curley]

Pollen filter was only replaced 2 weeks ago.

Where is the alternator?.. it does smell mechanical if that makes sense

 

[Chrisjk]

I had this in the last clio, the oil breather pipe had come away from the head and i could smell the fumes.

 

[Danny P]

Check the alternator, first sign of mine going was an acrid burning smell.

As he said

Had a terrible burning smell could not find where it was coming from. Alternator failed burning smell went straight away.

 

[Dan 172]

Check the alternator, first sign of mine going was an acrid burning smell.

Mine did the same when it was on the way out.

Also had the car sounded like it had electric power steering.

 

[Curley]

Where is the alternator then?

 

[rob_clio197rs]

bag stuck on exhaust?

 

[Curley]

^ do you know where the alternator is?

 

[alexbleubolt]

its the oil burning down on to the exhaust manifold then then fan sucking the smell back in, Maz172cup, if you turn you engine on and leave it on for ages, you will see the smoke comming up from the behind the engine. These engines leak a bit of oil in a few places

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Handbrake left on?

 

[Curley]

My rocking cover seal broke and oil was falling on the exhaust, mystery solved