Burning Plastic Smell
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Burning Plastic Smell
Hve any of you had a smell coming off your engine that smells like melting plastic. I have checked the engine bay multiple times and can't visually see anything that would create this smell. I smell it only when I turn my car off....Weird Shi*t, I am taking it to the dealer Sat. but was wondering if anyone else had this problem...Thanks !!
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Rep Power: 0 No, but I do have ceramic headers, but I got them like 4 months ago, so I know it;s not the "burning in" smell.
All I see on the web is that it could be a short circuit of the electrical system somewhere...but it's under my hood, and
right there next to my accessory pullies and brake fluid resevior. ????? It's tripping me out, and it's been doing it for 3 days !!
I may need to check my headlight cables...i just recently cleared them and got PIAA HID's, blue parking lights and hyperwhite blinkers...
but it's too dam*n cold outside.
All I see on the web is that it could be a short circuit of the electrical system somewhere...but it's under my hood, and
right there next to my accessory pullies and brake fluid resevior. ????? It's tripping me out, and it's been doing it for 3 days !!
I may need to check my headlight cables...i just recently cleared them and got PIAA HID's, blue parking lights and hyperwhite blinkers...
but it's too dam*n cold outside.
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Rep Power: 0 hey don't complain about the temp, take a vacation to toronto in late november!
Iam sure youve checked your headers for clearence of any plastic objects, so you can probobly rule that out... these kind of weird things can drive you crazy after a while.... i would suggest taking it to honda if it's the type of thing that happens super frequently. let them drive it around and then figure it out.
Iam sure youve checked your headers for clearence of any plastic objects, so you can probobly rule that out... these kind of weird things can drive you crazy after a while.... i would suggest taking it to honda if it's the type of thing that happens super frequently. let them drive it around and then figure it out. 
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Rep Power: 0 My buddy had that smell..
2 weeks later he blew this transmission
he had to argue wit the deal cuz they were gonna charge him like 2Gs or more..
he had alot of mods..
right now i get a funny grinding noise when i shift from 0 to 1st.. like a muffled metal rubing.. any1 hav that too??
2oo1 civic coupe LX 5speed
2 weeks later he blew this transmission
he had to argue wit the deal cuz they were gonna charge him like 2Gs or more..
he had alot of mods..
right now i get a funny grinding noise when i shift from 0 to 1st.. like a muffled metal rubing.. any1 hav that too??
2oo1 civic coupe LX 5speed
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Rep Power: 0 I remember that burning smell too. At the time, I had just recently bought my 2K1 Civic and I had just lowered it. As soon as I lowered it, I started smelling that "Plastic Burning" smell. At first I thought it was just my tires rubbing on the fenderwell or something, but I kept checking and didn't notice any marks on the fenderwell. The smell finally just went away about 1 1/2 weeks. I wish it would be the same for you. ... . Wait about 1 1/2 weeks. I mean, if it was anything really damaging to the engine, you would probably already notice small things since your car is new.
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