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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: pauliem on 08 October 2013, 00:38

Title: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: pauliem on 08 October 2013, 00:38

Drove the GTI pretty hard for the first time tonight, about 15 minutes of high revs (and what fun it was).

But when I got out I noticed the car had a very strong smell of burning oil, is this normal for a new car (don't remember my Scirocco doing the same) or has someone forgotten to tighten something up and I am leaking oil somewhere?

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: Bill_the_Bear on 08 October 2013, 00:50

Yikes!  How many miles have you done in total? Did you warm up the engine first?

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: pauliem on 08 October 2013, 00:54

I let the oil warm up - I've done about 100 miles.

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: GTI-7-Performance on 08 October 2013, 06:42

Was the smell oil or rubber?

If actually rubber, it's been a long-term feature of previous Golfs after a thrash. In my case 20 minutes driving up a steep mountain pass was guaranteed to get the rubber bands that hold the exhaust on stinking. This with Golf 4 and the current Polo...

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: Sootchucker on 08 October 2013, 08:11

I should think it's pretty normal. First real time all the exhaust parts got really hot (exhaust manifold, cat, turbo etc.). It's probably just the "newness" burning off these parts.

I know mine is a GTD, but when I got it a few weeks ago, it did a DPF regen very soon afterwards whilst I was stopped at a motorway junction exit. Smelled really awful like something was really burning. After a few days the smell stopped and has never returned.

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: matchboy on 08 October 2013, 12:48

I'm pretty sure I've had this too, after I've given it a good run out.  I put it down to the tyres burning a little/new engine stuff.  Sorry, that's not very technical or helpful!  :laugh:

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: GTI7me on 08 October 2013, 17:07

Yeah it's normal the first few times. Don't worry  :smiley:

J

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: Sootchucker on 08 October 2013, 17:09

Quote from: matchboy on 08 October 2013, 12:48

I put it down to the tyres burning a little/new engine stuff.  Sorry, that's not very technical or helpful!  :laugh:

You sure your not a VW tech in disguise Matchboy, you seem to have all the technical terms  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: GTI7me on 08 October 2013, 17:20

Quote from: Norbreck21a on 08 October 2013, 17:09

Quote from: matchboy on 08 October 2013, 12:48

I put it down to the tyres burning a little/new engine stuff.  Sorry, that's not very technical or helpful!  :laugh:

You sure your not a VW tech in disguise Matchboy, you seem to have all the technical terms  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Aren't all of us on this forum VW Tech Guru's?!  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: My GTI Stinks! - should I be worried?
Post by: matchboy on 08 October 2013, 22:50

Quote from: GTI7me on 08 October 2013, 17:20

Quote from: Norbreck21a on 08 October 2013, 17:09

Quote from: matchboy on 08 October 2013, 12:48

I put it down to the tyres burning a little/new engine stuff.  Sorry, that's not very technical or helpful!  :laugh:

You sure your not a VW tech in disguise Matchboy, you seem to have all the technical terms  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Aren't all of us on this forum VW Tech Guru's?!  :grin: :grin: :grin:

 :grin: :grin: