Bad smell when reversing up hill.
#1
I get a bad smell from my car when I reverse up a gentle slope into my garage. I think it's coming from my clutch. Is this normal on MY00 with 2,200 on the clock? NB.(It's not a bad egg smell which you get when following a car running on unleaded).
#2
It is the clutch. Two options... 1) Don't reverse uphill (back down, drive forwards up it) or 2)Try to learn to engage the clutch fully whilst reversing... it takes a bit more skill than slipping it, but it will make your clutch last a lot longer... postponing the £500+ replacement cost.
Moray
Moray
#3
Its not the unleaded that smells. Its the catalytic convertor.
I'd bet a tenner that this is the smell as when you reverse you are reversing into the exhaust fumes.
My Impreza arrived from Japan minus its Cat. When I had one fitted (law abiding citizen you see) I got a similar smell to that of other cat cats.
I've been wrong before though.
I'd bet a tenner that this is the smell as when you reverse you are reversing into the exhaust fumes.
My Impreza arrived from Japan minus its Cat. When I had one fitted (law abiding citizen you see) I got a similar smell to that of other cat cats.
I've been wrong before though.
#4
CBI
Don't mean to go off the subject but,If your passing your local MOT Test centre ask about the law on cat tests on jap imports.
On some imports like the WRX and STI there is no exact match on there equipment and therefore no cat test.This info can be found in the flow chart at all MOT stations.
Don't mean to go off the subject but,If your passing your local MOT Test centre ask about the law on cat tests on jap imports.
On some imports like the WRX and STI there is no exact match on there equipment and therefore no cat test.This info can be found in the flow chart at all MOT stations.
#6
KPM
Listen to Moray, hes been into Scoobs for years from what I can gather.
I had the same as you when we were house hunting in my MY00. I had to reverse out of a narrow and steep drive. What a Stink!
I guess its just getting familar with the car and practice...
Listen to Moray, hes been into Scoobs for years from what I can gather.
I had the same as you when we were house hunting in my MY00. I had to reverse out of a narrow and steep drive. What a Stink!
I guess its just getting familar with the car and practice...
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Smell like burning asbestos? It's the clutch. My wife manages it getting over the lip in the garage. Underseal burning off will smell all the time, not just going up a slope into the garage.
It's the sheer power of the thing.
It's the sheer power of the thing.
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#10
Might be relevant, but when I put my car in the garage (steeeeeep slope which I go up forwards) I get a bit of a smell. I have been told that it's the underseal burning off the cat/exhaust and it does seem to be lessening after a few months of ownership.
Moray's advice is good advice too - always try to do this if you can.
Moray's advice is good advice too - always try to do this if you can.
#12
Pete,
The smell is the result of overheating the clutch's friction material... this is likely to cause heat damage and _will_ cause excessive wear to the unit.
Steve,
You won't get the smell if you fully engage a healthy clutch... it's the slipping that creates the heat that causes the smell. Are you still on your first clutch? I can't see how you will get the overheating smell whilst reversing unless the unit is slipping. Could it be your cat in the new exhaust?
Again... I would suggest that you avoid reversing up hills, and when unavoidable, learn the extra level of control required to fully engage the clutch whilst reversing the car (without stalling or rocketing into the scenery ).
Moray
The smell is the result of overheating the clutch's friction material... this is likely to cause heat damage and _will_ cause excessive wear to the unit.
Steve,
You won't get the smell if you fully engage a healthy clutch... it's the slipping that creates the heat that causes the smell. Are you still on your first clutch? I can't see how you will get the overheating smell whilst reversing unless the unit is slipping. Could it be your cat in the new exhaust?
Again... I would suggest that you avoid reversing up hills, and when unavoidable, learn the extra level of control required to fully engage the clutch whilst reversing the car (without stalling or rocketing into the scenery ).
Moray
#13
Well I still reckon its the CAT. And I'm sticking to it.
I ran a level one diagnostic on mine and re-routed the power from engineering to the warp coil.
Sorted it straight away.
CB
Ok ok ok its the clutch
I ran a level one diagnostic on mine and re-routed the power from engineering to the warp coil.
Sorted it straight away.
CB
Ok ok ok its the clutch
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