CIVICMP02

hey the only mod i have is an intake and i have had it for a while. i recently have been smelling something that smells like burning plastic. anyone heard of this or what? what should i do? should i take the intake off and see what happens or should i take it off and go to the dealership? thanks for your help guys

kjgracing

iTrader: (3)

you see anything under the hood that looks like it is getting burned?

Clean your engine and armoral the black tubing...see if any gets dried up faster or is touching
the engine

FALKEN

iTrader: (55)

try looking for a plastic bag or something that might be stuck on the exhaust first

CIVICMP02

i looked in the engine bay and i didnt see anything that was burning. i will look under the car for a bag thanks

joescivic02

iTrader: (5)

yeah there was a thread on this........ its prob just the car breaking in.... mine had it to..

2001_BLK_CIVIC

hehe if you got a 5-spd it could be that your not shifting correctly

Fern

id definately check for a bag or whatever like they said, it sounds stupid but this has happened to my car a bunch of times. it sucks and eventually just burns off. and if the car is new, maybe it is jsut breaking in. i cant remember if mine was like that when it was brand new.

GaryC17

If the smell is especially strong and it's on the right side of your car, its definitely a plastic bag stuck to your exhaust piping.

echo

wats up, my first post

i had one of those plastic bubble wraps under my exhaust.....smell was disturbing the crap out of me.... anyways my idiot friend made a bet wit me (10 bucks) that it was my brakes heating up, after i told him n showed it to him, pffft. Easy money right there, anways felt like sharing

hope u find your problem...