burning smell??? wtf...

[psi101101]

is this a problem??, i speed up to run a yellow light, and afterwards about 20 secs, i smell this burning smell... smells like burning rubber??

where is this coming from? the engine?

[ESP]

Well...a burning smell by it's very nature isn't desirable in your car.........

If you were feathering your clutch as you floored it trying to get through the light, that might account for your burning smell. That's the first thing that comes to my mind...

[Shift_Altima]

it says you have on 09 model which means it might be new.. did you break it in yet? or is it still very low mileage?

[adidas2go]

Burning smell. That could be anything from a fluid leak/burnoff to your tires rubbing against the wheel well, to your clutch. Your gonna have to be more specific with your scenario.

[Zerep]

when i first got my 2.5 i had that same smell when i would get out of the car after doing a time attack to the supermarket.i think it might be the engine breaking in to the brake padsnow i only get it when i peel out so it makes me think it was the tires but any type of rubber smells the same. my recomedation is to check under hood for anything melted

[psi101101]

o sorry, i have an 09 CVT and its at 3,900 miles and i am thinking its the tires, but im not too sure, i pop my trunk and i smell some of it in the trunk..

[ItsEcko06]

do you happen to be using the manual shift mode?

i've noticed when i race home using the manual shift mode and i park at home i notice a burning smell. could be the oil from what my friend always tells me but iono. i've noticed a burning smell only when i use the manual shift mode and kind of rev high.

[ItsEcko06]

y0! i love in houston too! now i have a new friend! ahha

[Zerep]

you know that actually might be it, cause it only happens when im driving hard and the car starts to cool down.

[zilla19]

Did you just recently installed Nismo catback? You'll get that burning plastic smell for the first few hundred miles.

y0! i love in houston too! now i have a new friend! ahha

It's good to see a few more fellow A/C Houstonians.

[psi101101]

no no, i dont got a nismo, and what is a manual shift on a CVT??? explain plz im confused as hell..lol

[ItsEcko06]

^^^well as for it being new, i didn't rly notice any smell with my car but i tried not to overdo it when i got it. i mean its still pretty new anyway. but if you have CVT, right next to the D on the shifter, u move the stick over to the left and it puts it in the tiptronic mode or watever where u can manually shift gears 1 to 6. i've noticed that on my moms Camry when i shift 1-3 and then to D.

It's good to see a few more fellow A/C Houstonians.

nice!! well we got some catchin up to do haha. add me on yalls mispace!!

[psi101101]

^^^well as for it being new, i didn't rly notice any smell with my car but i tried not to overdo it when i got it. i mean its still pretty new anyway. but if you have CVT, right next to the D on the shifter, u move the stick over to the left and it puts it in the tiptronic mode or watever where u can manually shift gears 1 to 6. i've noticed that on my moms Camry when i shift 1-3 and then to D.

nice!! well we got some catchin up to do haha. add me on yalls mispace!!

i put it into the left before or after i get into 1-3 ??and we do got some catching up to do indeed.. where yall at in houston??

[LinkNuc]

Every Nissan I have owned emits a "burning" or as I call it "Carbon" smell after driving aggressively, Next time you smell it take a look at your tailpipes, I'll bet they are covered with "soot"....Don't know why but seems as if Nissans run too rich

[ItsEcko06]

^^^probably it. aggressive driving is probably it. i've only noticed when using manual mode. but then again i drive more aggressive and rev high.

i put it into the left before or after i get into 1-3 ??and we do got some catching up to do indeed.. where yall at in houston??

ummm???? lets just say its normal, but u might wanna check under the hood as mentioned in a previous post

i stay on the east side of houston. have yous guyses been added to the member map??

[Beak]

check for a plastic bag stuck to ur exhaust.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Every Nissan I have owned emits a "burning" or as I call it "Carbon" smell after driving aggressively, Next time you smell it take a look at your tailpipes, I'll bet they are covered with "soot"....Don't know why but seems as if Nissans run too rich

Ahhhh so thats why my tailpipes look like they are flat black! lol

[LinkNuc]

That'd be my guess, It was a beotch keeping my Borla Cat-back Exahusst Clean on both my 350Z and Titan. A little wax made the clean-up easier.

[psi101101]

well i did drag a plastic bagfor quiet awhile, so im guessing it is it. howdo u get into the member map

[zilla19]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...1&z=4

I'm in southeast, near Almeda Mall.

[psi101101]

ohh, near pasadena.. im west houston, 15 mins from west oaks, 25 mins from memorial

[MikeisSUPERBAD]

only time i smelled anything related to "burning" was when i lived in NC and drove thru areas where people burned their tree trimmings/leaves and i had the air vent set on outside air lol

[Beak]

southwest...