Diagnosing a bad clutch - EricTheCarGuy
WHEN Once the engine has warmed or perhaps even after s cut for a few minutes.
The coolant guilty containing odorous but toxic ethylene glycol is a leak somewhere It could originate from a radiator hose or heater, a seal or the intake manifold cylinder head failed could from a leaking radiator cap or the radiator itself, especially if you feel out of the car a strong smell inside the cabin probably means a bad heater core.
When you turn on the air conditioner heating fan and you get a whiff of that locker school gym.
THE GUILTY It's good, old mold growing in moisture condensation inside your evaporator AC and no, Listerine drizzle down the vents won t fix, despite what your brother read on the Internet Check tips on curing this cheap solution turn off the aca mile from the house and turned up the fan to dry out the system.
WHEN all the time, especially after the vehicle has been sitting after a long drive.
The culprit Yes, it really is sulfur, or as it is usually called today, sulfur This means gear lubricant leaking from the manual transmission, transfer case or differential housing sulfur compounds present in this oil are used as lubricants extreme pressure for gears, and can get pretty funky after a few years in runoff service look smell sulfur viscous, oily substance in the car Unfortunately, leaks here usually means a trip to the store.
4 AS STATION SMELL GAS WHEN Parked, especially inside a garage or when the weather is really hot.
THE GUILTY This is the raw essence of old cars - until about 1980 - some odor after a hot shutdown is normal afterboil fuel in the carburetor bowl Modern cars have an evaporative emissions system that is tighter our deadlines calendar editor, so that all the fuel smell means something is wrong There may be a leak in a fuel injection line or fuel tank vent pipe.
Hydrogen sulfide culprit in the exhaust gas, which is produced by traces of sulfur in gasoline is supposed to be converted to sulfur dioxide in the catalytic converter This may be indicative of an injection problem fuel, and can be cured by a sharp mechanic but often it means a catalytic converter failed bad news a new cat is expensive the good news is that it is probably covered by the warranty Check with your dealer.
WHEN At all speeds, especially when you work your way through the gears.
THE GUILTY The clutch face is Burning the clutch slips The smell reminds smoldering newspaper like trying to burn the Sunday paper in both the fireplace, especially if it's been used to wrap sardines The friction material is actually a paper composition, which is the part papery of either odor replace the clutch, or learn to stop driving the clutch pedal.
THE GUILTY oil leak on the hot exhaust manifold It is acrid, burning smell is earthy and nose wrinkling as the smell of cooking oil for fries If it is a joint crankshaft leaking oil spray that's everywhere, some of them find the red collector - but most will be on the sidewalk a leaking valve cover won t necessarily leave a drip on the floor if all the drizzle oil on the exhaust, spraying immediately looking smoke and try to stop the leak.
WHEN Once you've used a lot of brakes, or hard, or both.
THE GUILTY brake pads are overheated This is perfectly normal after riding the brakes down a long pass mountain - but you should learn to demote, Flatlander you If you feel it in normal driving conditions, you got a brake dragging caused by a seized brake caliper piston or maybe you just left the parking brake Check the temperature of the hand brakes - is probably the hot smelly.
Self-diagnosis What's that smell, Odour.