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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: SMD on 19 February 2012, 12:13:06

Title: Burning plastic smell
Post by: SMD on 19 February 2012, 12:13:06

I get the smell of burning/melting plastic when I get out of the car coming from the engine bay. But when I look inside while standing from the front I can't smell it. It doesn't smell like oil and I don't think its the cam covers. Could be the powersounder but its connected and doesn't beep.

Anyone experienced this?

Title: Re: Burning plastic smell
Post by: Proz on 19 February 2012, 12:17:54

I had this happen to me and was convinced the car was burning or about to burst into flames ... turned out i had a carrier bag wrapped around the cat/exhaust .
It reeked for weeks untill all that plastic had melted away .
Have a look underneath incase youve picked up a carrier bag .
Its a long shot but worth a look :-\ :y

Title: Re: Burning plastic smell
Post by: SMD on 19 February 2012, 12:28:19

I thought about but didn't look. I have a look later

Title: Re: Burning plastic smell
Post by: zirk on 19 February 2012, 12:54:00

Cam Covers will more likely smoke before they smell, get rid of the power sounder now rather than later, just in case.

Chris.  ;)

Title: Re: Burning plastic smell
Post by: PhilRich on 19 February 2012, 15:04:03

Mine is doing the same, smells like Pikeys are burning cable insulation off the wiring under the bonnet before weighing it in! ;D ;D
With mine, it is leaking cam cover at the rear from the half moons! :(

Title: Re: Burning plastic smell
Post by: bigdods on 19 February 2012, 19:16:12

I would put money on the cam covers. I had them fail at around 90k miles and it smelled nasty. I think the oil burns off giving the burning smell. It did in my case anyway.

They are now leaking again (just hit 182k miles) and I have the same nasty burning smell again.