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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: MaXXeH on 20 March 2011, 17:45

Title: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: MaXXeH on 20 March 2011, 17:45

When i push the car past 5k,  the car starts to smell like engine is getting trashed,  is this normal?

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: AlanD on 21 March 2011, 09:19

What does "thrashed" smell like?

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: MaXXeH on 21 March 2011, 09:28

i dunno hard to expalin,   When u get a boy racer in front of you and he  is pushing the car to the limit and u get that smell.

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: seanr68 on 21 March 2011, 09:32

Well if you push up towards the redline, the engine will get hotter. Might be the ko4 warming the bulkhead up. Look on the bright side, at least yr feet won't get cold.

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: MaXXeH on 21 March 2011, 09:37

just having a look online,  it seems to smell like hot oil,  just seems odd to smell it in the car.

seanr68 lol

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: nige_s on 21 March 2011, 09:43

Could be a breather issue then, as the rev's increase so will crankcase pressure accordingly.  If the breather system has leak, oil mist/pressure from the engine will exit into the engine bay and then through into your heating/cabin. 

Breather systems are much more complicated these days, years ago it just entailed a pipe venting downwards from the crankcase, maybe through some filter/gauze or back in through the air filter.

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: MaXXeH on 21 March 2011, 11:48

oh joy, the first fun job of the mk 5 lol

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: bacillus on 21 March 2011, 13:24

Do you have any under bonnet modifications like a vent to air catch can?

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: MaXXeH on 21 March 2011, 14:05

none at all  the car is NA

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: mortygt140 on 24 March 2011, 18:59

The recirc flap vents in the scuttle panel behind the engine, if you have got the vent on fresh air which it is if you have not get recirc switched on then you will get all of the smells from under the bonnet and outside.

Darren

Title: Re: cabin smells of engine getting trashed
Post by: MaXXeH on 25 March 2011, 14:42

lol nice one, that sorted the problem