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[richardirv]

I have started noticed a burning sort of smell after a short or long drive since all the snow etc. To me it smells like brakes or clutch, like its just been driven like a loon.

Now its an auto so i'm assuming the clutch isnt like a manual one but I don't know, I was worried that I had maybe done some damage as I have been getting stuck in the snow quite allot and the TC and 3rd Gear snow mode has been getting quite a battering. Can this cause problems? Or is it more likely to be the brakes for some reason? They feel fine but could they be binding due to the temperatures?

Cheers

[bigdods]

I was greeted by a burning smell just before the aux belt tensioner expired. Probably the smell of the belt slipping, only takes a sec to check the condition of the aux belt and eliminate it.

[richardirv]

Well its practically a new belt thats on, I know it doesn't rule it out completely but I should of mentioned earlier that when I opened the bonnet there wasn't a smell there really, much worse coming from either under the car or front wheel arch which is why I assumed brakes.

[duggs]

I had the same problem....seems to have filtered away now.

Confinced myself it was something to do with the TC, the slipping of tyres and mis-firing as the computer dropped a couple of cyliners in order to help the car get grip.

[richardirv]

Glad to see its not just me then, maybe there isn't anything wrong. I hope your right. 

Its just that it was the same on my work today and apart from getting out of my street the roads are ok, so couldn't explain why it still smelt.  :-/

[cam2502]

weird, i noticed the same smell last night. could do with this little mystery cleared up

[richardirv]

Very Strange!!

[tunnie]

its been damn cold for ages snow underneath some section of the car finally melting and causing a smell i guess? Not noticed myself  :-/

[Jimbob]

checked no animal crawled in to avoid the cold and is now a mangled mess?

[M4DMATT]

Sounds daft but also Check your exhaust for melted plastic bags/objects. My daily had the same thing last week and it was a polythene covered bit of cardboard stuck to the exhaust, someone must have used it to unstick themselves from the snow and i drove over it 

[richardirv]

its been damn cold for ages snow underneath some section of the car finally melting and causing a smell i guess? Not noticed myself  :-/

Possible I suppose, I'd be more enclined to say its brakes binding but now I know others are experiencing the same I just don't know.

[richardirv]

Sounds daft but also Check your exhaust for melted plastic bags/objects. My daily had the same thing last week and it was a polythene covered bit of cardboard stuck to the exhaust, someone must have used it to unstick themselves from the snow and i drove over it 

Will definatly check under the car later, now the snow is melting and its a tad warmer!

[unlucky mark mv6]

Me too have noticed the smell of burning rubber coming from under the car while the snow has been down,but just put that down to tyres spinning. :-/

[richardirv]

Me too have noticed the smell of burning rubber coming from under the car while the snow has been down,but just put that down to tyres spinning. :-/

So is your smell coming from the back then cos mine is from the front  :-/

[dbug]

Someone on OOF recently posted re this - to do with salt mixture burning on cats.  Have to say noticed it with both ours - both have newish aux belts and tensioners.  Belt and all pulleys not unduly hot after a run but smell definately stronger down by both front wheels.

Will try & find other post when i get home.