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Old 05-10-2016, 12:34 PM   #29
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car is auto ..seen early threads of the same problem on the 86 no one seems to have an answer...its not mould... its a burning smell like tar for about 3 seconds then goes ....doesn't happen all the time but...driver reports... makes the driver light headed...gives a headache....seems to me like leaking engine coolant ...thought there would be a fix seems common problem with 86...
Tar-like burning smell is not coolant.

Coolant smells "sweet"

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Old 05-10-2016, 03:09 PM   #30
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If it's a 2016, my guess is you don't have a lot of distance on the car. I still had random "burning" smells for 10,000 miles. The car has a lot of materials and left over machining lubricants that will burn off.

I would ignore it unless you see smoke or smell it constantly.

It could also be a brake slide sticking and dragging a pad for a little bit.
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Old 05-10-2016, 08:15 PM   #31
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car is auto ..seen early threads of the same problem on the 86 no one seems to have an answer...its not mould... its a burning smell like tar for about 3 seconds then goes ....doesn't happen all the time but...driver reports... makes the driver light headed...gives a headache....seems to me like leaking engine coolant ...thought there would be a fix seems common problem with 86...
Well, @crewchief, as suggested did you change the cabin air filter ... ??

It might have picked up something and is hanging on to it ...... to be released from time to time.

Surely, changing the cabin air filter doesn't jeopardize your warranty .... even in Australia .....


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Old 05-11-2016, 05:55 PM   #32
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only ever turn on recirculation if there's a bad smell outside.
So that means anytime I floor it, due to rotten egg and gas fume smell?
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Well, @crewchief, as suggested did you change the cabin air filter ... ??

It might have picked up something and is hanging on to it ...... to be released from time to time.

Surely, changing the cabin air filter doesn't jeopardize your warranty .... even in Australia .....


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nothing wrong with filter no smell..... new
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i also had that burning smell...resembled cigarette smoke to me but it went away after 15,000+ miles
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Old 06-22-2016, 10:56 PM   #35
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car is auto ..seen early threads of the same problem on the 86 no one seems to have an answer...its not mould... its a burning smell like tar for about 3 seconds then goes ....doesn't happen all the time but...driver reports... makes the driver light headed...gives a headache....seems to me like leaking engine coolant ...thought there would be a fix seems common problem with 86...
I swear I have this same problem, its a quick strong burning smell that lasts like 3-5 seconds, only seems to pop up when driving the car harder than normal and only when the re-circ is on. 2016 AT frs.
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I have the same problem with a smell coming through my vents, whether the AC is on or not, or on recirculation mode, when I drive hard and long periods of time, and usually get 2 seconds of a smell through the vents when changing gears. I'm not doing anything I shouldn't be doing with the clutch or car. Brand new Arm & Hammer cabin air filter was installed, and I used lysol sprayed through the vents below the windshield that the blowers pull air from.

Sometimes I drive with the windows down and still get the a stale smell of some unknown heated material (not so much burning, just smells like someone tried to cook some dirt). I'm coming up on 18K miles and this smell lingers on my clothes and my hands and is starting to annoy the firetruck out of me. So tired of this smell.

I was hoping this was an easy fix, but it looks like I'm going to have to ask the dealership. They're probably going to charge me to inspect for this crap. I do want to check for that leak thing now that I'm seeing some threads about that happening. I have a manual 2017 model, so one would think that sort of thing was fixed. Maybe I try the lysol thing one more time, I really don't want to have to take it into the shop for something so silly.
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I have the same problem with a smell coming through my vents, whether the AC is on or not, or on recirculation mode, when I drive hard and long periods of time, and usually get 2 seconds of a smell through the vents when changing gears. I'm not doing anything I shouldn't be doing with the clutch or car. Brand new Arm & Hammer cabin air filter was installed, and I used lysol sprayed through the vents below the windshield that the blowers pull air from.

Sometimes I drive with the windows down and still get the a stale smell of some unknown heated material (not so much burning, just smells like someone tried to cook some dirt). I'm coming up on 18K miles and this smell lingers on my clothes and my hands and is starting to annoy the firetruck out of me. So tired of this smell.

I was hoping this was an easy fix, but it looks like I'm going to have to ask the dealership. They're probably going to charge me to inspect for this crap. I do want to check for that leak thing now that I'm seeing some threads about that happening. I have a manual 2017 model, so one would think that sort of thing was fixed. Maybe I try the lysol thing one more time, I really don't want to have to take it into the shop for something so silly.
I used to have this too, but didn't pay much attention to it - I was worried about something else, my synchros on 3rd to 4th gear. I had my transmission replaced under warranty and since then I have never had the smell come back.
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