Burning Smell
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Burning Smell
For about the last 3 weeks everytime I drive my car I get this smell like plastic is burning coming from under the hood. No smoke or anything like that has bellowed out from under the hood so to speak. It seems to be coming from the battery compartment but I have been all over the motor and I cant find anything that remotely looks burned. I've driven the car for 500 miles now and I figured some thing would have happened by now but nothing. Any way if anyone has experienced this before I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.
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For about the last 3 weeks everytime I drive my car I get this smell like plastic is burning coming from under the hood. No smoke or anything like that has bellowed out from under the hood so to speak. It seems to be coming from the battery compartment but I have been all over the motor and I cant find anything that remotely looks burned. I've driven the car for 500 miles now and I figured some thing would have happened by now but nothing. Any way if anyone has experienced this before I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.
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...everytime I drive my car I get this smell like plastic is burning coming from under the hood. No smoke or anything like that has bellowed out from under the hood so to speak. It seems to be coming from the battery compartment but I have been all over the motor and I cant find anything that remotely looks burned.
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I had a new stereo installed in March and the goofs got a thick piece of plastic wrap on the exhaust, right next to the cat. Had to jack the car up and scrape off what I could. Now, about 800 miles later, it still STINKS.
I'd bet you have plastic (bag, wrap, etc) stuck somewhere on your exhaust. It may take a little while to burn it off.
I'd bet you have plastic (bag, wrap, etc) stuck somewhere on your exhaust. It may take a little while to burn it off.
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...most likely a plastic bag stuck somewhere on the exhaust system...get it up in the air and take a close look
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about the only way. use a fine grit. trying to scrape it will leave some to still stink. i hate it when this happens. I caught a large black plastic garbage bag on the freeway right on the X pipe. talk about a big whad of **** to clean up. i new it the second i seen it i was gonna be spending a little time under the car when i got home.
Last edited by rgtkst; May 27, 2007 at 08:54 PM.
