After "beating" on your car does your car ...

[AWDTURBO]

smell like something burnt. I know our cars run really hot but i hate when i drive hard and i get out of the car to open the fence and i smell this burnt smell.

No CEL, good oil, just a funky smell.

[extremesport3]

its your brakes and or exhaust.... at least thats what it is for me. Esp if you have a testpipe.

john

[AWDTURBO]

i have HFC and yes the smell does come from under or behind the car.

[AWDTURBO]

i have put my head in my engine bay and it comes from HFC area..

[slimmj0k3r]

clutch..........

[AWDTURBO]

i dont think it is, i know the smell of a clutch. i have been driving stick for 4 years i think i am good enough to not burn the clutch.

but who knows.

[B-Time]

Likely clutch or brakes.

[schmally]

brake or exhaust!!

[AWDTURBO]

ill take a sniff at the brakes tomorrow once i get to class.

[nramsey]

You know it's funny, I think our cars have a distinct smell. I had an '01 B5 1.8T, then a 350Z, now my B7 2.0T. The first night I had my B7 I parked it in the garage and came back a bit later and it hit me...a very distinctive smell that I remembered from my 1.8T...my B7 makes the garage smell the same. My 350Z didn't. It doesn't smell like burning, but not sure what it does smell like. My Miata that I turbo'ed smelled the same. I'm thinking it has something to do with the turbo heat radiating in the engine bay a bit, or the cast iron section of the turbo/manifold itself smelling a certain way.

A smell of actual burning is common after hard drives if you have an oil leak. It can leak onto the exhaust manifold/transmission/downpipe/exhaust and burn off. I'd keep an eye out for leaks on underside of the car the next time you have it in the air.

[AWDTURBO]

i take a look under the car about every 2 weeks when i remove the wheels to completely clean the rims 100% no leaks so far.

[n7plus1]

its the smell of german engineering.

[B6JoeS4]

mine smells funky too. i think its a combination of everything getting so hot. mine is a 3.0 tip by the way

[a4_1.8t_01]

My car smells like exhaust while Im driving. Im sure it has to do with the test pipe since it started after that.

[RedS-line]

explain "beating". it is probably your clutch whether you wanna hear it or not since you didnt go into detail.

[Monkey77]

Agreed, I would say super hot brakes and/or TP

[05.5SilverS4]

I like the german engineering smell idea.. but i know what you mean. My old e46 m3 made the same smell though.. i seriously think its the germans!! (brakes and exhaust really)

[AWDTURBO]

explain "beating". it is probably your clutch whether you wanna hear it or not since you didnt go into detail.

red lining 1st and 2nd gear a couple of times. Basically WOT.

[Quattro]

sometimes it does...but not always

[Sal_B7]

Yeah mine is about the same. Just our cars, nothing to worry about.

[Mantvis]

its the turbo that smells trust me :)
open you windows and WOT it wait till the turbine spins, and then rake ull feel the smell that comes with the wind :)

[BlK_beauty]

It can be the clutch...aggressive driving gives a hell of beating to your clutch even with experience manual drivers

[slimmj0k3r]

^^ that and the stock clutch is weaksauce

[Blarg]

its the smell of german engineering.

LOL

[ggg20t]

perhaps it was the smell of sex. Because the girl in the passenger seat was so impressed with your car.


It's usually the clutch. My exhaust doesn't smell anymore since i have broken it in and i think (according to 034) the HFC isn't supposed to smell

[juggernaut201]

lmao its the cars mine does aswell

[06B7audiA4]

i run no cat or resonators, so i get a lil smel now and then