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Offline avengedslayer

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horrible burning smell???
« on: 14 May 2009, 15:54 »
yup i keep getting horrible burning smells when im waiting at traffic lights or just generally sitting somewhere in ar with engine running! any ideas??
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Offline Horney

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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #1 on: 14 May 2009, 15:55 »
Oil leaking on something hot. Mine did that and it was leaking from the top of the filter housing.

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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #2 on: 14 May 2009, 15:59 »
cheers hopefully i will get time this weekend to give it a good looking over! although there are no traces of oil leak :smiley:
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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #3 on: 14 May 2009, 16:22 »
If it's really repulsive may be your clutch?
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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #4 on: 14 May 2009, 18:20 »
my 1.8 leaks oil from the rocker cover gasket, it sits on the intake manifold untill it builds up and runs on the exhaust manifold, then fills the engine bay with smoke, i would check for leaking oil!
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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #5 on: 14 May 2009, 19:11 »
It is also worth checking your breather hoses.
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Offline avengedslayer

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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #6 on: 14 May 2009, 19:13 »
yea they keep getting clogged up actually and I noticed my rocker box grommet has split! :angry:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #7 on: 14 May 2009, 19:15 »
I had a smell in the cabin on mine, was not a burning smell as such but was horrid, checked and found a breather pipe split.
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Offline avengedslayer

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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #8 on: 14 May 2009, 19:31 »
that might be it! would new hoses be a good idea then? would I have to go to the vw dealers to get new ones? :smiley:
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Re: horrible burning smell???
« Reply #9 on: 14 May 2009, 20:06 »
Quote from: avengedslayer on 14 May 2009, 19:31
that might be it! would new hoses be a good idea then? would I have to go to the vw dealers to get new ones? :smiley:

Have a good look over and see if any are split, yes you can get them if needed from VW.
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