Burnt Rubber Smel
 

Hi guys and gals,

just wondering if anyone experiences a funny burnt rubber smell coming from their A/C everytime you ram the car?

I get this everytime i run my rpm high, even for short periods (4-5 seconds acceleration) then the burnt smell comes from my A/C.

Thanks!

Is your car an automatic or 6 speed. If its a manual shift, your clutch is slipping. I get the same thing on mine.

normal....

just curious what do u mean by normal? meaning something burning is normal? coz i tend to have the same situation too.

yes. i noe its normal.. but why? realise european cars do not have dat smell even if u drive hard. my friend's integra also give a smell when rev hard. y y y? still dunoe till now

smell is normal. there are a few threads toking abt this smellhowever no one cld pin point where this smell comes from. its not from the clutch....

Not sure if I'm correct but I suspect it is the aircon compressor cutting off at high rpm.
As our centre console is running hot, the hot air just get recirculated by the blower thus giving a funny smell.

Mazda USA issued a service bulletine for faulty Aircon Amplifier because some aircon fluctuates (cool-warm-cool). But this is applicable for RX8 up to 09/11/03 production. Not sure if this is applicable for post 2004 RX8.

For me, just turn the aircon to 22 degrees celsius so that the compressor don't cut off so frequently.

Normal! i'll take that answer! thanks!

yea i think it is just the smell of the clutch, i get it all the time, just don't ride the clutch halfway when taking off... can't be good for it. BUT i could be wrong so don't take my word for it.