Help diagnose my car - burning smell
Help diagnose my car - burning smell
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.blue

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726 posts

196 months

Tuesday 28th December 2010
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Evening PHers,

Noticed this first yesterday evening and it hasn't yet fixed itself so merits some attention. Here are the symptoms:

  • I get a burning (rubber?) smell inside the car, coming in from the air vents.
  • Opened up the bonnet and the smell is definitely coming from there, I think it could be from the radiator/fans.
  • Just started earlier today - brakes make a creaking noise (but at low speed at least, appear to be working fine)
No warning lights illuminated.

So, where/what should I be looking?

Cheers all smile

C2james

4,685 posts

181 months

Tuesday 28th December 2010
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on my dads tvr chimaera there was a small strip of rubber that had come off the radiator (i think), which had fallen on the engine and started to melt which caused a burning smell.