New GSR - Burning Smell
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New GSR - Burning Smell
Just wondering - the GSR I test drove yesterday was giving off a very strong burning smell from the engine bay which was getting into the cabin. The car had 190 miles on it and it was not the clutch. The salesman said it was like that for all newly shipped EVOs (oils) and would burn off. When I opened the hood you could smell it coming from under the upper IC pipe in front of the engine.
Anyone have this experience?
Anyone have this experience?
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I think it'd be pretty hard to rule out the clutch, even if you didn't personally abuse it. You took it out for a test drive, so it wasn't yours. There have been a couple posts that have stated if you abuse the clutch in even the slightest, it'll burn for a good long time, spanning even several start-ups. Plus, if the clutch wasn't bedded properly it could give off a burning smell regularly as it wears incorrectly. Of course, maybe you said it wasn't the clutch because you know what a burning clutch smells like .
It's common for exhaust components to give off a burning smell when new, and I know mine did, but I never had a burning smell from the engine bay. I'd be a little concerned. It could be the header, I suppose, but it'll be hard for you to tell. That's what you'd want to determine.
It's common for exhaust components to give off a burning smell when new, and I know mine did, but I never had a burning smell from the engine bay. I'd be a little concerned. It could be the header, I suppose, but it'll be hard for you to tell. That's what you'd want to determine.
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Just wondering - the GSR I test drove yesterday was giving off a very strong burning smell from the engine bay which was getting into the cabin. The car had 190 miles on it and it was not the clutch. The salesman said it was like that for all newly shipped EVOs (oils) and would burn off. When I opened the hood you could smell it coming from under the upper IC pipe in front of the engine.
Anyone have this experience?
Anyone have this experience?
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used to be a lot attendant at a dealership when i was a kid and drove new cars off the truck all day. Almost all of them tend to give off an odd burning smell from the engine bay, but i certainly wouldnt rule out abuse to a 190mi demo that you drove. those cars get hammered on by the lot attendants, dealers, and customers. trust me, the lower the miles the better
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used to be a lot attendant at a dealership when i was a kid and drove new cars off the truck all day. Almost all of them tend to give off an odd burning smell from the engine bay, but i certainly wouldnt rule out abuse to a 190mi demo that you drove. those cars get hammered on by the lot attendants, dealers, and customers. trust me, the lower the miles the better
I learned to drive stick as a lot attendent on brand new Pontiac Fiero GT's, not pretty, but the salesmen didn't care...
kinda pissed my Evo had 97 miles on it, supposedly only two supervised test drives?? Must have been long ones~