What could this smell be?
05-06-2010, 06:05 PM
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What could this smell be?
I have an '03 WRX with 115,xxx miles on the clock. I have noticed as of late that I get this burning smell coming from the vents. It's kind of like an oil/plastic type of odor. When I pop the hood there is no trace of it...only from the vents. Checked my oil and it still reads full on the dipstick. I have not run over any plastic bags or anything. I do have a kevlar timing belt...could the smell be coming from that? I did an engine degrease the other day, but it did not help. Any thoughts?
05-07-2010, 06:52 PM
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CV joints connect the axles to the transmission / hubs. It's reasonably common for them to have issues in all cars with mileage. Take off the wheel and inspect the things that look like the rubber things in these pictures:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...php?p=25340844
If there is grease all over the place or one of them looks malformed, then that's a CV boot issue.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...php?p=25340844
If there is grease all over the place or one of them looks malformed, then that's a CV boot issue.
05-18-2010, 07:59 PM
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05-20-2010, 03:16 AM
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