Slight smell when revving high
 

Hi guys,

New here, and new to the FR-S as well (only had mine for a few weeks now). It's really great to drive, despite the whole learning a manual but that's a different story...

So my car knowledge is abysmal, never drove anything besides a camry and an old minivan until I got this - commence laughter now!

The question: is it normal to have a slightly..."hot" (not what I would call "burning") smell if I'm being aggressive and shifting at ~7k rpm? It doesn't happen all the time and goes away in <10-15 seconds, but I don't know if it should cause any concern.

Nothing feels wrong with the car but again my knowledge is sorely lacking. We have to start somewhere right?! Thanks for any help.

Read the manual. Keep it below 4k for the first 1000 miles. Or if you prefer the other method… Search the forum. You will find lots of info on this.

does it smell like burning clutch, or burning oil?

could have a leak from your cam plate. Check the rear pass side of the engine unless you're auto then disregard.

Could be new engine burning shit off

Hi Jakecrow and welcome ..... http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...mages/wave.gif

As mentioned, hopefully you have over 4,000 miles on your machine before revving up that high.

The smell could just be the engine burning off the last of the "newness" while at high temperatures. However, you may wish to look around for any oil leaks.


humfrz

I got a strong burning smell during my first 5k miles. It's stuff near the exhaust burning off something.

Thanks for the replies! Sorry I should have mentioned - it's at almost 30k miles so it shouldn't be anything related to it being new I assume.

I've no idea what burning clutch smells like, but it's definitely not burning oil.

Are you slipping the clutch? Meaning, is your left foot pushing on the clutch at all once you are fully engaged (in gear)? Are you feathering the clutch and holding it partially engaged while you rev the shit out of it (and is it immediately after you do this that you smell burning?)

I may have to experiment a bit more and get a more accurate description, but I'm certainly not aiming to slip it. I probably am a little bit though as manual is still new to me.

It is immediately after a high rev, but again it doesn't happen all the time. It's possible I'm doing something different (slipping or not shifting quickly enough?) when this happens but I haven't noticed anything different when it happened, besides the smell obviously.

I should also point out that this is not at all how I drive around town, it's just something to do for fun once in a while when no one else is on the road and I want to push the car a bit.

Thanks again for the replies.

Well, in that case, you might want to check that cam plate that @samisons spoke of, to make sure it's not leaking.

A burning clutch smells like ....... well, like a burning clutch ...... hmmmm, sorta like a burning leather belt after your Pop gave you a blistering ..... or a flat, leather drive belt on an old corn grinder that got jammed ..... sorry, I'm getting further away .....http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...mages/sigh.gif


humfrz

pepperoni

Mine often gives a burning smell whenever I keep the revs high for a while, in fact just this morning I got it. I chuck it down to being normal, since my car has 15K+ miles already.

Alright, thanks. I'll look into checking the cam plate and see if I can find any leak. Hopefully it's nothing serious though :)