Weird Smell coming from Engine
I dunno what it is.. but it smells like when you burn out a voice coil in a speaker or when you over power RC cars... and my car was really all of the road this morning from wheel hop.. it has gotten really bad... my steering is shaking left to right when you let go of it.... im about to sell this car...
I know man.. i was think about taking it to the stealership but i kno there gonna tell me somthing like its my wheels or balance. there probably just lie to me to make some money.. yo did u say you had a buldge inside your tire???
For the smell start trying to locate it. Does it start as soon as the car starts or only after the car is hot? Look around the under hood exhaust components and see if anything is making contact. Also look under the car to make sure you have not run over a plastic bag and its melting on the exhaust under the car.
As far as your steering wheel being all over the place have your tires checked for bubbles and tread separation. Have your steering linkage checked for damage and wear (Balljoints?). It may also be as simple as a wheel weight fell off and now you are way out of balance or your alignment got thrown way off on one side and is now fighting the otherside for what direction to travel.
As far as your steering wheel being all over the place have your tires checked for bubbles and tread separation. Have your steering linkage checked for damage and wear (Balljoints?). It may also be as simple as a wheel weight fell off and now you are way out of balance or your alignment got thrown way off on one side and is now fighting the otherside for what direction to travel.
For the smell start trying to locate it. Does it start as soon as the car starts or only after the car is hot? Look around the under hood exhaust components and see if anything is making contact. Also look under the car to make sure you have not run over a plastic bag and its melting on the exhaust under the car.
As far as your steering wheel being all over the place have your tires checked for bubbles and tread separation. Have your steering linkage checked for damage and wear (Balljoints?). It may also be as simple as a wheel weight fell off and now you are way out of balance or your alignment got thrown way off on one side and is now fighting the otherside for what direction to travel.
As far as your steering wheel being all over the place have your tires checked for bubbles and tread separation. Have your steering linkage checked for damage and wear (Balljoints?). It may also be as simple as a wheel weight fell off and now you are way out of balance or your alignment got thrown way off on one side and is now fighting the otherside for what direction to travel.
Ok the Smell is when its hott didnt look into it more yet.. worried about my vibration...........
Came back from school right now... on the way back home the steering was fine still a lil wheel hop.. but when i was getting closer to my house around 40mph and up the steering started shaking violently LEft to Right... Weird......
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ummm the annoying vibration you get when 60-75 seen in your passenger seat.. but mine starts at 40... let put down what i have done..
balljoints
diazen uppercontrol arms
HKS hyprmaxx
new tie tods
Road Force balance one week ago after it was done prior to that about 2 weeks ago...
but its not drivable more then 40mph the way it is right now...
balljoints
diazen uppercontrol arms
HKS hyprmaxx
new tie tods
Road Force balance one week ago after it was done prior to that about 2 weeks ago...
but its not drivable more then 40mph the way it is right now...
ummm the annoying vibration you get when 60-75 seen in your passenger seat.. but mine starts at 40... let put down what i have done..
balljoints
diazen uppercontrol arms
HKS hyprmaxx
new tie tods
Road Force balance one week ago after it was done prior to that about 2 weeks ago...
but its not drivable more then 40mph the way it is right now...
balljoints
diazen uppercontrol arms
HKS hyprmaxx
new tie tods
Road Force balance one week ago after it was done prior to that about 2 weeks ago...
but its not drivable more then 40mph the way it is right now...
IF it is wheel hop you may have a bad strut/coilover or a loose axle. Way out of balance wheels can do this too but your wheel balancing rules this out. It would be at most speeds too.
Just throwing this out there in case your two conditions are related...... I had a Jag with a caliper that was partially frozen if I remember correctly? It would drive with no issue at first, but after about 10 mins or so in stop-n-go traffic, you could smell the brakes burning, and the steering would vacillate back and forth pretty violently. Then, after stopping and letting it cool down, it would return back to some semblance of normalcy for another 10 - 20 minutes of driveability. Not sure if that's what you're experiencing, but something to think about...
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