View Poll Results: What smell do you get...
Burning smell - clutch or rubber smell
4
30.77%
Burning smell - oil or electrical smell
0
0%
Other smell (please describe)
1
7.69%
No smell
8
61.54%
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Observations in Reverse - MT only
08-30-2005, 06:22 PM
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Observations in Reverse - MT only
Could some of you be nice enough to perform this test:
1. Make sure you have room to reverse a bit...
2. Start the car (or simply be in neutral)
3. Make sure you A/C is on and is at a high fan speed and fresh air setting.
4. Reverse quickly (don't necessarily BOLT into reverse but quickly reverse... as if you are in hurry to go)
5. Observe smell and vote ... comment if you want as well.
1. Make sure you have room to reverse a bit...
2. Start the car (or simply be in neutral)
3. Make sure you A/C is on and is at a high fan speed and fresh air setting.
4. Reverse quickly (don't necessarily BOLT into reverse but quickly reverse... as if you are in hurry to go)
5. Observe smell and vote ... comment if you want as well.
08-30-2005, 06:47 PM
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Didn't do your test. I only smell a hint of clutch (outside nver inside) after extensive maneuvering in reverse. I sometimes have to back up the length of my condo's parking lot and into the last parking space so I can face out when leaving. I have to literally get under the car to smell it.
08-30-2005, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by beachdog
Didn't do your test. I only smell a hint of clutch (outside nver inside) after extensive maneuvering in reverse. I sometimes have to back up the length of my condo's parking lot and into the last parking space so I can face out when leaving. I have to literally get under the car to smell it.
Next time you pull out a bit, see if turning on the air, not recirc, max speed brings the smell inside...
08-31-2005, 10:02 AM
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Well just got back from the dealership. Demonstrated the smell successfully with a tech in the car.
They checked out the entire tranny and found ............
NOTHING... clutch looks barely even broken in... rest of tranny fine.
But they did find it odd that the smell can be reproduced and agreeded it is a clutch smell. The tranny specialist said that it probably is the clutch being broken in (shouldn't it be broken in by now at 7500 miles???) or am I that gentle on clutches (gotten 200K miles on the SAME clutch..
).
They did however document the oddity just in case it is a more serious problem.
Wonder how close the intake for the AC is from the tranny and engine? Probably a LOT closer than in other cars.
BTW, Don't notice any smell if:
windows are open,
A/C is in closed mode (recirculate)
no A/C
They checked out the entire tranny and found ............
NOTHING... clutch looks barely even broken in... rest of tranny fine.
But they did find it odd that the smell can be reproduced and agreeded it is a clutch smell. The tranny specialist said that it probably is the clutch being broken in (shouldn't it be broken in by now at 7500 miles???) or am I that gentle on clutches (gotten 200K miles on the SAME clutch..
). They did however document the oddity just in case it is a more serious problem.
Wonder how close the intake for the AC is from the tranny and engine? Probably a LOT closer than in other cars.
BTW, Don't notice any smell if:
windows are open,
A/C is in closed mode (recirculate)
no A/C
08-31-2005, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by staticlag
I've always wondered why u can actually smell clutch. I thought it was sealed in the tranny section???
Try to avoid starting the car with the AC on, I always turn off all the stuff in the car, radio, ac, fan/blower, wipers...ect, so that there is less draw on the engine when I first start it up...the electric componets are as much of a draw as the AC, but it doesnt hurt.
Its just that the engine already has to start when its cold and has 0 oil pressure, so having to spin the AC up when it starts is also hard. but this is just my opinion
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