Hi, i just bought a 1.8 VTI civic saloon to do a B18C4 swap into my EK. However i have been pushing the engine pretty hard through VTEC to make sure the engine is running well before the swap; i have noticed a burning smell in side the car and its making me quite paranoid, it gets particularly bad when the A/C is on....... there is no burning smell when the car is driven normally...... has anyone ever had this problem, or know where the problem might lie?

 

If there's a burning smell that gets worse with the A/C on, then there's something up with the coolant. Flush your coolant system, and see what you find.

 

well for one, i do not understand your post, if you were to reword it, i would refrain from banishing this kinda actions from my eyes.

However did you already throw the b18c4 into your car, and just vtec it? and whats a civic saloon? your probably burning oil...plus hitting vtec all the time while something is burning is not wise. Hitting vtec all the time is not good for the engine in general. Im sure everybodys car would start to smell after prolonged vtec

 

when i checked the radiator when i was buying the car the owner had been filling the radiator with water, is coolant much more efficient?

 

no i havent done the swap yet, what i was trying to say is that i bought a civic saloon (4 door) and im planning to swap that engine from it into my EK hatch...... i took the car out earlier and drove it slowly until the engine warmed up, i then wanted to check that the engine and vtec was working fine to ensure the engine is running well so i casn go ahead with the swap..... after about five minutes that burning smell occurs, i dont see why this should be happening after such a short period of time..... any info appreciated

 

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Yes, coolant is much more efficient.

 

under the circumstances could the burning smell possibly be a clutch problem?

 

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Burning clutch has a distinct smell. Kinda like smokin tires with fried wire insulator.

Can you describe the smell? Burning coolant smells slightly sweet.

 

it is quite a strong smell just as you described, the radiator had been filled with water by the previous owner so that probably rules out burning in the coolant system.......

could the problem also lie with incorrect engine oil being used, as the previous owner was running 10w40?

 

it could be alot of things, ALOT