burning smell when i gun it???
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From: Cerritos, CA
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just got my cpo begining of novmember, i open her once and a while (flooring it) i notice i have a burning smell, like a clutch smell?? is this normal or is there anything i should be concerned with???
i have 47,980 miles.
i have 47,980 miles.
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Originally Posted by andy535xi' post='738139' date='Dec 4 2008, 05:15 PM
I get no smells. However when I brake hard, I can smell the brakes from the outside.
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Is your car a manual or auto, maybe it is clutch smell
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Originally Posted by BET530' post='738119' date='Dec 4 2008, 07:47 PM
just got my cpo begining of novmember, i open her once and a while (flooring it) i notice i have a burning smell, like a clutch smell?? is this normal or is there anything i should be concerned with???
i have 47,980 miles.
i have 47,980 miles.
I occasionally get that odor as well if i punch it really hard. I have a 2004 545i with smg transmission. I have not noticed any operational issues and just thought it was "normal" in a car that is usually driven very gently
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It could be a faulty hyperdrive motivator.
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Originally Posted by BET530' post='738119' date='Dec 4 2008, 07:47 PM
just got my cpo begining of novmember, i open her once and a while (flooring it) i notice i have a burning smell, like a clutch smell?? is this normal or is there anything i should be concerned with???
i have 47,980 miles.
i have 47,980 miles.
Sure it's not just burning rubber?!?
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I have called it "Racing smell".
It is lovely, isn't it?
It is lovely, isn't it?