burning smell from under hood after hard driving?

Tronixx · 02-03-2008, 01:16 PM

I have an '08 Si. Just have a 1-car garage so it is small and maybe that has something to do with it, but when I park my car after coming home from a drive, especially one that involves me hitting VTEC - I notice what seems to be a burning smell of some sort, like a really hot oven or a slight rubber burning smell - coming from the engine. Didn't notice this on my previous Civic.

Everything seems fine and not getting any weird reads on the temp guage. I've looked and I can't find anything like a burning hose or wire but maybe I need to look harder. Is this just the way a K20 is? Does the exhaust manifold get flaming hot or something like that? Or is this not normal for this car.

Tronixx · 02-03-2008, 01:50 PM

I think responses in the below link answered my question. My car still only has about 5K miles, and apparently this does seem to be normal for a newer car. So I probably just created a useless thread, sorry about that.

Burning smell at higher RPMs

soxfan143 · 02-03-2008, 03:06 PM

Your car is still new and all the manufacturing oils and glues and stuff are burning off. It's fine. Mine did the same thing.

02-03-2008, 01:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tronixx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192 iTrader: 0 / 0%	burning smell from under hood after hard driving? I have an '08 Si. Just have a 1-car garage so it is small and maybe that has something to do with it, but when I park my car after coming home from a drive, especially one that involves me hitting VTEC - I notice what seems to be a burning smell of some sort, like a really hot oven or a slight rubber burning smell - coming from the engine. Didn't notice this on my previous Civic. Everything seems fine and not getting any weird reads on the temp guage. I've looked and I can't find anything like a burning hose or wire but maybe I need to look harder. Is this just the way a K20 is? Does the exhaust manifold get flaming hot or something like that? Or is this not normal for this car.

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02-03-2008, 01:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tronixx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I think responses in the below link answered my question. My car still only has about 5K miles, and apparently this does seem to be normal for a newer car. So I probably just created a useless thread, sorry about that. Burning smell at higher RPMs

02-03-2008, 03:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
soxfan143 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lynnfield, MA Age: 34 Posts: 3,226 Mike iTrader: 4 / 100%	Your car is still new and all the manufacturing oils and glues and stuff are burning off. It's fine. Mine did the same thing.