hondachick81

Lately when I arrive at my destination and get out....I can smell a funny burnt scent. It isn't really bad, and I am not sure if it is related to my cat problem or not! I think it might be my clutch b/c it is hard to shift sometimes, or it shifts really rough! Would it smell burnt?? Anyone have any ideas about what might be wrong??

I am getting my car serviced this weekend so I will know by then, but it kinda worries me.......it's about time for a new clutch anyways!!

DragII

what type of smell is it...like electronics, like brakes, like clutch, like rotten eggs (cat problem)

so hard to tell over the net.

hondachick81

well......sometimes it's a stinky gas smell b/c my o2s is not reading properly, and I know what that smell is.

but sometimes it smells burnt.......not gas, or electronics, and I don't know what a burnt clutch smells like!! It could be going bad. 46k with original clutch, and alot of autox and drag racing....so???

It has been shifting hard lately, so that's why I assumed clutch?? just wanted some opinions! thanks!!

DragII

try changing your tranny fluid to smoothen up your shifts....that helps alot especially if you have not done so yet.

hondachick81

thanks, but I just had all my fluids changed, but I don't think they did a flush! it sucks too when you get the fluid changed cause with out a flush there's still about half the amount of old fluid left in the tranny

I thought the rough shift could of been the short shifter, but it was shifting really smooth for about 2 months, and now all of a sudden it sucks!! I have never had a manual before, so I don't know alot about the transmission!??

Spade

Check the clutch fluid level.......if you are having trouble with the pedal......a burnt clutch smells like the brakes but stronger.

hondachick81

well.....i don't know about the pedal, but it shifts rough when I put it into gear!??
like i said though, it needs to be serviced, so whe n I get paid I am taking her in!

HENRY

Just a stab at the dark but it could just be a plastic bag or something that got caught on your exhaust piping and is melting. Does it smell like plastic? That happened to me and I couldn't figure out what the heck was wrong until I went to change my motor oil. It could be as simple as that.

B_CRUZ!

DragII

did you lube up the ball joint of the shifter w/ high temp grease when you installed it??

hondachick81

yep.....it came with it!!

My clutch is probably fine.....and it is just my exhaust stinking????

SjCiViCHB

haha, that happened to mee! twice! godamm its a funky smell, stupid bags, happened with a watter bottel too, stupid things, urrrrr!

and CivicGirl114...so the smell is coming from your exhaust? hmm, mines too but i have a fat hole where the shifter is cause i use to be an automatic....

hondachick81

well, my exhaust stinks b/c I switched my stock DX exhaust to a performance EX, and the cat isn't reading right...so it smells funny sometimes?!! plan to fix it I hope!????

utensil

clutch smeels like a dead rat

hondachick81

ewwww.....that's gross!!
It certainly doesn't smell like that! I think I was just paranoid.

speaking of burnt smells....some guy just came into the store and reaked like Dope smoke and mints. LOL.....guess the mints weren't strong enough!

FifthGearOnline

that guy needs to cary some febreez around with him

thefordmccord

hey, i had the clutch on my ac pump go bad. it smelled freaking nasty. it was like an electroincs/clutch smell combined...

redteg1

ever try to do a e-brak burnout on dry ground and ur gear engages but the wheels don't spin...i just revved and revved with the gear in clutch out but tires not moving and when i stepped out there was this terrible burnt smell coming from inside and out of my car....im assuming it was the clutch

Halo

your problem is clutch realted for sure

Mista Bone

never had the problem, SOHC stock motor/tranny I/H/E will light the tires just nicely



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