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Burning Rubber
Noticed this before but ignored it , but just returned from a very short trip and the smell (blike burning rubber) is there and quite obvious. Seems to be coming from the mid-section of the car (outside and underneath). Have had a look underneath as best I can and much to the amusement of my colleagues, had a good sniff around the engine bay, but cant see anything.
Had no error messages or warnings - so all fine there and no loss of performance, braking, or such. Might be something I've driven through and is vapourising off the hot engine / exhaust elements, but thought it worthy of a general query in technical under anything I should check?
Thanks in advance.D3 HSE V8...
8th Jan 2007 5:22 pm
10forcash
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not ran over a scuba diver have you?
8th Jan 2007 5:27 pm
Mossy
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It has been raining quite a bit - who knows whats in those floods? D3 HSE V8...
8th Jan 2007 5:29 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Were you wearing your rubber Y fronts and inadvertently switched your heated seat on In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
8th Jan 2007 7:52 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Funny you should say that mine smelt the same on Saturday morning. I was a shooting and a bit late so I put my wellies on to drive in. At first I thought it was the rubber strip round the foot of the boot (I have the heater up quite high ) but I realised it was outside not inside. I have definately not run any scuba divers over!DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
8th Jan 2007 7:56 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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A bit of mud on the exhaust can make an interesting pong, especially if it has some organic deposits in it
8th Jan 2007 8:10 pm
Pelyma
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No I know that smell well!DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
8th Jan 2007 10:19 pm
stapldm
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Any chance one of Tesco's finest carrier bags has melted onto your exhausts?Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
Any chance one of Tesco's finest carrier bags has melted onto your exhausts?
Do they taste better than their value carrier bags?
Anyone seen my coat?I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
8th Jan 2007 10:28 pm
stapldm
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Not better exactly, just not quite as chewey Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
8th Jan 2007 10:37 pm
DG Site Moderator
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Ok, at least the one on the right has breast toys, but what on earth does the one on the left have to offer?
Oh hang on, I haven't seem them from the back..... I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
8th Jan 2007 10:45 pm
PeanutBob
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Re: Burning Rubber
Mossy wrote:
Noticed this before but ignored it , but just returned from a very short trip and the smell (blike burning rubber) is there and quite obvious. Seems to be coming from the mid-section of the car (outside and underneath). Have had a look underneath as best I can and much to the amusement of my colleagues, had a good sniff around the engine bay, but cant see anything.
Had no error messages or warnings - so all fine there and no loss of performance, braking, or such. Might be something I've driven through and is vapourising off the hot engine / exhaust elements, but thought it worthy of a general query in technical under anything I should check?
Thanks in advance.
Does it smell like warm rubber as opposed to burning rubber? Sporadically I have had a smell of warm, slightly rank rubber emanating from the inside, and I put it down to : a/my wellies in the back; b/ the dogs (don't know why they should smell like warm rubber, but it's always useful to blame them); c:/ the dogs sitting on the wellies. (so b applies accordingly).
Possibly it's none of these, but as it didn't occur when I got the car, and is occurring since : a:/the introduction of the dogs in the rear and b:/ the deposit of the smelly wellies also in the rear, I presume there is a coincidence. The X5 I had before also had this sporadic rubbery aroma. I think it gets worse when either a:/ the heating is full on after a slog across the swamplands near the River Dee in another deluge, or b:/ during a warm summer's day when the dogs and wellies are reaching are certain temperature. And before anyone asks.....no, not me. Hopefully.
9th Jan 2007 12:02 am
simon
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dickgriff wrote:
Don't remember running over anything Moss ??
So Andrew... here's your answer to why the PVC door seals have been fitted by your dealer
9th Jan 2007 6:55 am
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, but just returned from a very short trip and the smell (blike burning rubber) is there and quite obvious. Seems to be coming from the mid-section of the car (outside and underneath). Have had a look underneath as best I can and much to the amusement of my colleagues, had a good sniff around the engine bay, but cant see anything.
