Just what I could do without. It snowed in MA on Friday 3 inches and not the sort of weather to working on the Q. Tonight after getting in from a long day at work I noticed a burning rubber smell from the front left side of the car. It is too dark and cold to mess with it now but I am not sure where to start to look anyway.
Any suggestions. I will need to drive it to work in the morning in it and I probably stop after a few miles to check it out
Burning Rubber Smell
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HeavyDuty
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Re: (kimrober)
Ditto on that one.kimrober wrote:Valve gasket.... I just replaced mine
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rover3l
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Took it to the shop today and up on the ramp they could see that the smell was coming from fluid which had dripped on to the exhaust system. They couldn't detect where it was leaking from and have added a detector which apparently will show up under a UV light. I am going to take it back after 500 miles of driving. They thought it could be a main engine seal or possibly coming from the sump but couldn't be sure.
Does the main engine seal on a Q typically fail.They also said that maybe it is another fluid apart from engine oil but that will be looked for if the UV test does not show anything
Does the main engine seal on a Q typically fail.They also said that maybe it is another fluid apart from engine oil but that will be looked for if the UV test does not show anything
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Re: Burning Rubber Smell (rover3l)
[QUOTE=rover3l]Tonight after getting in from a long day at work I noticed a burning rubber smell from the front left side of the car. [/QUOTE
A proper description gets you a proper guess.
A proper description gets you a proper guess.
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Re: (rover3l )
"Took it to the shop today and up on the ramp they could see that the smell was coming from fluid which had dripped on to the exhaust system."
rover3l
Is that an active Q?
If so check you Active system for leaks I had one that smelled very very bad like plastic or rubber burning.
Just a thought if the UV test shows no results.
I know how to fix an F-18 Hornet (USAF) but the Q45a is even more complex!
Sorry no cool car pick i'm @ work
rover3l
Is that an active Q?
If so check you Active system for leaks I had one that smelled very very bad like plastic or rubber burning.
Just a thought if the UV test shows no results.
I know how to fix an F-18 Hornet (USAF) but the Q45a is even more complex!
Sorry no cool car pick i'm @ work
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Re: (squeefoo)
Driver's Side Valve Coversqueefoo wrote:(Squeefoo scratches head) ds vc?
DioxylSulfate? Viet Cong?
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rover3l
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Sorry guys but it did smell like burning rubber, even the shop guy didn't think it was oil at first. However he checked everything out and found some type of fluid on the exhaust system at a position where he thought it must either becoming from a rear engine seal or sump gasket. I did not see where he was referring to as I left it in the shop all day while I went to work.
It does seem from all the replies that the valve cover is the favorite but the shop guys seem to think it is lower down. He did also say that because the smell was not a typical burning oil that it could be another fluid such as Power Steering fluid.
Yes the car is an active model and I didn't think of a leak from that system. I will check all fluid levels tomorrow when it is light
It does seem from all the replies that the valve cover is the favorite but the shop guys seem to think it is lower down. He did also say that because the smell was not a typical burning oil that it could be another fluid such as Power Steering fluid.
Yes the car is an active model and I didn't think of a leak from that system. I will check all fluid levels tomorrow when it is light
Re: (rover3l)
Not sure how that's even possible. Has he figured out the engine is longitudinal? And that it's a V-8?rover3l wrote:However he checked everything out and found some type of fluid on the exhaust system at a position where he thought it must either becoming from a rear engine seal or sump gasket.
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Re: (HeavyDuty)
I bought this "Greased Lighting" when my GreenQ45a go her valve cover seals, TB cleaning , fixed many Active leaks and noticed this stuff turned the color or the fluid it was cleaning trans fluid was red, Active fluid was yellow, and engine oil was purple or grey I don't quite remember (It was April).
I really liked the FORD April fools thing.... Bastard's
Anyway was it was like 3.75 a bottle and a GREAT cleaner and a great troubleshooter. just spray it on and see what color it turns
What have you got to loose?? 4 bucks??
Justa thought...
I really liked the FORD April fools thing.... Bastard's
Anyway was it was like 3.75 a bottle and a GREAT cleaner and a great troubleshooter. just spray it on and see what color it turns
What have you got to loose?? 4 bucks??
Justa thought...