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Old 10-27-2015, 08:28 PM   #1
kharn83
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Consistent burnt engine/rubber/plastic smell WOT high RPM

Hi guys,

Did a search on the topic but couldn't find a definitive answer.. My car's been doing this consistently and is well past break in (45,000 km)

Under hard acceleration (4000 rpm to 7000 rpm) doing pulls through to 3rd gear, I get a burning engine/rubber/plastic smell that comes through into the interior

only noticeable on hard runs (e.g. tracktime, mountain driving, hard highway pulls), if not at WOT or High RPM the smell is not apparent at all.

Anyone have any answers on the cause? Took it into the dealer but they said they didnt know what it was/couldnt reproduce it, but its definitely there after you do a couple of hard WOT pulls.

Cheers
Robert
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