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  • l455lnk
    S2Forum Tinkerer
    • Oct 2006
    • 6
    • Country: England

    #1

    burning smell

    your help please gentlemen
    i have a 94 aby S2 and after 15 mins or so of starting i get a strong bitter sweet burning smell inside and outside the car
    i cant pin it down to anything in particular
    has anyone had a similar problem ?
    cheers
    paul
  • turbo s4
    S2Forum Fanatic
    • Mar 2009
    • 58
    • Country: Belgium

    #2
    seems a coolant leak
    tom

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    • l455lnk
      S2Forum Tinkerer
      • Oct 2006
      • 6
      • Country: England

      #3
      thanks il check
      not lost any fluid as far as im aware tho
      cheers
      paul

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      • jameswkr
        S2Forum Maniac
        • Jul 2003
        • 538
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        If your neighbours can stand it..try leaving it ticking over from cold....until it is using the cooling fan...then look round the engine. If no leaks and no smell..then...

        I would go for brake fluid or PS fluid leak. Should be easy from there. Road test...

        Pls let us know what you find. Cheers James.

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        • Ian Simmonds
          S2Forum Fiend
          • Jun 2005
          • 2858
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #5
          Silly question...

          Have you laid underneath the car and had a look. Years ago, with my old GT, I had a carrier bag melt onto the exhaust downpipes... It stunk for ages afterwards as I was only doing short runs in it. Might be as simple as a carrier bag (or similar) stuck on the CAT or wedged up on the exhaust.
          85 WR Urquattro, 85 20vT International liveried RallyRep
          93 MTMS2 Avant

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          • S2central.net
            Retired OG Mod
            • Jul 2003
            • 16590
            • Country: Northern Ireland

            #6
            That smell.... is your wallet melting
            Paul Nugent
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            1994 S2 Coupe ABY - aka Project Lazarus
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            • s2driveruk
              Super Moderator
              • Jul 2003
              • 12696
              • Country: England

              #7
              gearbox output seal leaking made mine smell of burning rubber kinda smell
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              1992 3b S2 Coupe

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