burning

ive got a kind of onion smell coming from my engine ...and coming in from the fans, i turned the interior heaters on and it just smells bad ...im having exhaust problems could it be my cat? but its not an eggy smell its more oniony lol. also dont know if its related but powersteering seemed a...

Hi All, Picked up my brand new Leon FR TFSi DSG yesterday in Black Magic :D I have had the BTCC body kit & twin exhasut fitted as well. I'm a little worried (well a lot actually) as the car was smoking when I drove it home from the stealers (looked like the exhaust) & it's smells of burning...

Evening all, Only registered this evening lol. I got a 2001 Cupra which has done 61k. Took the car for a drive and gave it a lil bit of right foot. Got home and opened the door and had a wiff of something rubbing/burning. Don't know whether this was from the turbo being hot and heating...

problem! 2000 arosa 1.0 burning plugs out for fun. had a diagnostic done, came up with a fault on the 'pot meter'. does anyone out there know what it is, where it is, and what it does, seat and vw have no idea! john.

my 99 1.4i 8valve ibiza is burning a little bit of oil. I can see the blue smoke once i have re applyed the accelelarator after coasting down a hill! any ideas what cud be causing this? someone said valve seals! cheers sam

Hi Guys, I'm assuming it is the clutch as when I am doing clutch control for lets say a couple of minutes I can smell a putrid burning smell in the cabin. Then as I pull away the biting point seems to be higher than normal. I flagged this with the dealer about a year ago and they said they...

I had my 20,000 mile service in June 2006 and am due for my 30,000 mile at the end of this month. However while i was doing the monthly check on fluids etc i found i had no oil making a mark on the dip stick... I had to top her up with at least 2 to 3 litres. I have heard VW engines are prone to...

Does anyone get a burning smell when they push their CupraR? I pushed mine from about 20 to 100mph but there was a burning smell for a few seconds after i eased off. It happens pretty much whenever i push the car. Any taughts? It was a private track just incase i have anybody at me for speeding ;)

It was coming from here .... There rear heater ... I have pics but cant see how to upload them anymore grrrr.... Any thoughts - heater exhuast looks to have a square box 3-4 inches from end of pipe which was was were the smoke was billowing out from - rear heater not on at this point...

Gave the car a good old clean inside and out today, checked all lights etc Went to check the oil and its just under the minimum mark! :blink: My car is only 6 months old with 7400 miles on the clock. Surely the oil shouldnt be that low already?