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Burning Smell After High Speed?

M4RC
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Every time I drive to my aunties house after I stop the car there's seems to be a strong burning smell. It's a very good road and always get up to a fair speed. Is this anything to be worried about or just normal after high revs

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    How new is the car? How much are you using the brakes? is the DPF regenerating during the faster higher revs?

    many questions I know, but can you give a bit more info about the driving style?

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    How new is the car? How much are you using the brakes? is the DPF regenerating during the faster higher revs?

    many questions I know, but can you give a bit more info about the driving style?

    Car is a 60 plate, pretty much not using the brakes atall. Unsure what you mean by the DPF?

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    Every time I drive to my aunties house after I stop the car there's seems to be a strong burning smell. It's a very good road and always get up to a fair speed. Is this anything to be worried about or just normal after high revs

    See if you can pinpoint it - is it the brakes, the clutch, the exhaust, etc or even the tyres?

    Personally, if i can't smell burning after a hard run, i feel i was not trying hard enough! :lol:

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    DPF = Diesel Particulate Filter... If you have one that is!

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    See if you can pinpoint it - is it the brakes, the clutch, the exhaust, etc or even the tyres?

    Personally, if i can't smell burning after a hard run, i feel i was not trying hard enough! :lol:

    Smells like the clutch tbh. Sounds like nothing to worry about then haha, pretty much 110 mph all the way there haha

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    DPF = Diesel Particulate Filter... If you have one that is!

    No idea lol, I have a 1.6 TDCI

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    lmao...110kph he means (typing error)... should be equiped with a dpf, as it should be a euro5 engine....

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    Private road then........

    Yeah, of coarse

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    lmao...110kph he means (typing error)... should be equiped with a dpf, as it should be a euro5 engine....

    No I don't think so...

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    Its just the warrenty badge on the engine melting away as you drive it hard mate nothin) to worry about

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    Its just the warrenty badge on the engine melting away as you drive it hard mate nothin) to worry about

    Ah that's okay then, that was melted away years ago haha

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