Whats This Smell?

[hollywoodnyc]

hey.. i'm having a problem guys please help. there has been this smell coming from my car and its terrible. i don't mind the smell but its getting me real paranoid and I just don't like it.

it smells a little like burnt rubber.. but not exactly. I asked another guy and he said it might be burnt clutch?? is that true? can it be my clutch burning? i doubt it but it is a possibility.

here are my observations, perhaps they may help us solve the problem:

-i only really start to smell this when i rev to 5000 rpm or 6000 rpm..

-i smell it a lot when i turn my car off, or when i am standing idle at a red light

-when i switch gears, and press on the gas, it revs high but speed slowly increases... unlike it was previously (clutch worn out? is it slipping?)

all replies are welcome and I appreciate and help. thanks!

[jbarhorst2]

It does sound like your clutch is slipping to me.

[hollywoodnyc]

It does sound like your clutch is slipping to me.

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thanks, i'm going to buy a new clutch today. probably one from ACT as I heard these work well in general and especially with the sc300/mkiv. thanks

[bartkat]

when i switch gears, and press on the gas, it revs high but speed slowly increases... unlike it was previously (clutch worn out? is it slipping?)

Yep. I would confirm the clutch slipping diagnosis.