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Help.
Well, I think this might be the right section. I have a 97 SC300.
i turned the car off after driving it. and i started hearing this loud scraping noise and i jump out of the car to see what it is. and it was vibrating really violently under the hood. and for a minute or so this clear liquid poured out. and it smelled like burnt rubber.
suggestions on what it might be?
i turned the car off after driving it. and i started hearing this loud scraping noise and i jump out of the car to see what it is. and it was vibrating really violently under the hood. and for a minute or so this clear liquid poured out. and it smelled like burnt rubber.
suggestions on what it might be?
My first inclination is that your clutch fan is hitting your fan shroud. In rare cases, under hard driving or an impact can cause the radiator fan to disintegrate the plastic around the fan.
The clear liquid might be an indication of either coolant from the radiator or water from the A/C compressor. The burning smell is a sign of a bad serpentine belt.
Here is a picture of a similar situation (pictures by NguyenOWE):
The clear liquid might be an indication of either coolant from the radiator or water from the A/C compressor. The burning smell is a sign of a bad serpentine belt.
Here is a picture of a similar situation (pictures by NguyenOWE):
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After more investigation, it looks like maybe the crank shaft bolt might have broken and the pulley worked itself off the shaft. The belt came off the pulley. The fan is making contact with the crankshaft pulley. Coolant is basically everywhere.
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My first inclination is that your clutch fan is hitting your fan shroud. In rare cases, under hard driving or an impact can cause the radiator fan to disintegrate the plastic around the fan.
The clear liquid might be an indication of either coolant from the radiator or water from the A/C compressor. The burning smell is a sign of a bad serpentine belt.
Here is a picture of a similar situation (pictures by NguyenOWE):
The clear liquid might be an indication of either coolant from the radiator or water from the A/C compressor. The burning smell is a sign of a bad serpentine belt.
Here is a picture of a similar situation (pictures by NguyenOWE):
I wasn't driving hard or hit anything. Right before it happened, I was backing into my parking space in a parking deck. I noticed the exhaust was really loud, and I think the car might have been overheating while this happened.
I got a blister on my foot too
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