Hi everyone,

I drive an '05 EX-V6 Accord. Last week, I started smelling a burning rubber smell coming from the vents. I ignored it as I thought it was coming from another car as I was driving. So then a couple of days ago, I noticed after driving for about 45 mins, that there was some white smoke coming from the right side only under the hood. I am clueless when it comes to cars and so is my husband. The temp gauge is normal, and there are no dashboard lights coming on, so I am hoping this is just a minor problem, like a cracked hose or something like that. We opened the hood, and it looks to us that all the fluids are there, and can't see a leak, although I don't know what to even look for.

Going to take it into the dealership tomorrow, but you don't think it's a head gasket problem or anything major like that?? What could it be?

Thanks.

 

I can guarantee you that it's not a head gasket; J30/J32/J35 V6es almost never blow head gaskets, unlike their C32 V6 predecessors. A blown head gasket will rarely leak coolant externally, and you'd notice overheating and either disppearing coolant or oil and coolant mixing. Unlikely that it is a leaking water pump either, as you'd probably smell coolant and notice it on the floor.

Is the air conditioning working? Occasionally I've seen a compressor seize up and smoke the belt, but you'd definitely notice a lot of noise and the engine would feel as if it were struggling.

Could be something as simple as a plastic bag that got stuck to the exhaust and is burning away. Could also be a seized A/C idler pulley bearing. At this point, we can only speculate. I wouldn't go in fearing the worst though.

 

I'm not sure if the air conditioning is working or not, will try it though. I haven't used it since last summer, only been using defrost these days as we are in the midst of winter. Thanks for your reply, I scoured the internet today and read too much, so it got me worrying. I'm sure it's nothing major, hopefully just a belt or something like that. We've never had any problems with this vehicle and it's been properly maintained over the years, so I'll quit worrying now.

 

christa, did you ever find out what the issue was with your white smoke? i noticed this on my honda accord '06 today....thx!