Hey guys, I just bought an 07 Tc today, and I was driving it for quite a while but the whole time I was driving it, i never stalled (it's a manual) and I never went past 4,000 rpm, but right after I turn off the engine I smell this weird rubber burning smell from the engine. It wasn't only once, because I cooled down my engine and went out for another drive like for 5 minutes and it made that same smell, this has happened about 4 times already. What is wrong with my engine?

 

It is possible that it is some of the dressing up they use on the cars. I remember the same thing when I bought my xb.

Jason

 

its normal. the smell will go away when you finish breaking-in.

 

the smell is coming from the oil they spray on the engine when its shipped here via boat so it won't rust,it will go away

 

yeah thats common for new cars......
dont trip potato chip

 

^^^ what they said i've seen about 200 people say the same thing. So did I, it's normal for both manual and auto....


have fun and be safe.
Congrats on the new car

 

oh ok.. thanks guys, i just thought like something was leaking from the car or something.

 

Kosmolene

 

I always believed that smell was all the plastic in the car. Like the radiator shroud. Valve cover..... etc

Its normal. Smell will go away after a few days.

 

Yeah that happened on my 07 Tc too. At first, I thought it was the cluth or something burning. Don't worry, it goes away after a few hundred miles.

 

Yeah that happened on my 07 Tc too. At first, I thought it was the clutch or something burning. Don't worry, it goes away after a few hundred miles.

 

it's on all new cars. no worries. enjoy! a brake burn or clutch burn smells more.............. obnoxious IMO. I'm sure you'll know if that ever happens.

 

u know i smelled that and i thought it was my new floor mats cuz i bought these clear/neon blue plastic ones and after i got them all i smelled was like hot rubber all the time but it went way

 

yea i now have just over 1,500 miles on mine and i still sometimes get that same smell. don't worry about it.

 

Same here, at 1,500 miles, I still smell it. But it's also 100 degrees here in L.A.

 

Once again its the Kosmolene. Its a rust inhibitor/protectant applied to the exhaust parts for overseas shipping. Usually burns off after a couple hundred miles.

 

Its a very scary smell but its perfectly normal. It'll go away after a month or so. Run it hard and proud with no worries!