Greetings, a new to me GS coupe seems to work well enough but on short intital drives smells like burning rubber. Noticed conspicuous deposits of what might be rubber or burned rubber carbon particles on aft of trunk and lower spoiler. Tires seem ok, shifts, etc. System voltage is strangely low at 11v but appears to have funcitoning alternator as a/c blows hard, lights are bright, continues to start and voltage does not get below 10.5 and climbs to perhaps 11.3 intermittently. No trouble lights. Exhaust is clear -- this stuff does not seem to be coming from the exhaust but seems to be carried under the car. Serpentine belt is intact.
Sportinlife
Dash voltage gauge is notoriously inaccurate. Ignore, unless you're using it as a compass.
My best guess is you've got oil weeping onto the headers. That would be best scenario I can think of.
Worse scenarios exist.
C
My best guess is you've got oil weeping onto the headers. That would be best scenario I can think of.
Worse scenarios exist.
C
Well that makes sense about the diesel. Wash it and observe?
If you know GS response and you're not getting it (and you shouldn't slip in second) that's probably your burning smell (although 'rubber'?)
C
If you know GS response and you're not getting it (and you shouldn't slip in second) that's probably your burning smell (although 'rubber'?)
C
My neighbor has the ghibli and had the burnt rubber smell, turned out to be 1 coil pack burnt out, I would check all coil packs,and secondary air rubbers hoses to start. Hope this helps
Mine had a metlting plastic bag stuck to the exhaust when I got it. So check under the car too. It was a real pain to scrape it all off.
The particulate must have been diesel exhaust from the transport. It all washed off and the car detailed out quite nicely.
As to the smell, I am guessing that getting the GS off of the car carrier (one of the big ones) was accomplished by use of lots of reverse gear and possibly some use of "automatic" for forward. The clutch was likely the source. The evening of delivery I smelled it at the fuel stop 10 minutes later, but not the next morning. Oddly, when the car was in prepurchase inspection, the reading was 8% used (92% remaining), and at the local mechanic, those reading were reconfirmed. Both had the correct scan tools. But, the clutch is nearly worn out, by driving impression and perhaps by visual inspection. It is correctly adjusted. Mechanic says I may get a year out of it depending on how I drive.
Speculation is that someone "reset" the clutch wear indicator, which would seem akin to rolling back an odometer.
Fortunately the rest of the car just needed fluids changed which was done, along with new tires, and it's driving well now. Needs a stereo, and a reglue for the aft part of the headliner. Came with a very nice Bob Marley CD in the player.
As to the smell, I am guessing that getting the GS off of the car carrier (one of the big ones) was accomplished by use of lots of reverse gear and possibly some use of "automatic" for forward. The clutch was likely the source. The evening of delivery I smelled it at the fuel stop 10 minutes later, but not the next morning. Oddly, when the car was in prepurchase inspection, the reading was 8% used (92% remaining), and at the local mechanic, those reading were reconfirmed. Both had the correct scan tools. But, the clutch is nearly worn out, by driving impression and perhaps by visual inspection. It is correctly adjusted. Mechanic says I may get a year out of it depending on how I drive.
Speculation is that someone "reset" the clutch wear indicator, which would seem akin to rolling back an odometer.
Fortunately the rest of the car just needed fluids changed which was done, along with new tires, and it's driving well now. Needs a stereo, and a reglue for the aft part of the headliner. Came with a very nice Bob Marley CD in the player.
I can't read the kiss point, but the two shops which have inspected the clutch can and did, as they have the factory and Leonardo tools respectively. I have to take their word that it is adjusted properly. The car does drive ok. I am having a DBW installed and that may make the clutch a little sprightlier and more often fully engaged.
catman is on the money. the wear indicator is only a ballpark and only when it was set up correctly when replaced. if the bedding and kisspoint/clutch configuration aren't completed and set correctly, the wear % will be askew for the life of it.
did they give you a wear index besides the %? should be a number in the thousands, 4000 is good and new, 10,000 is slipping and done for just about.
i've replaced many clutches, and the typical wear i've seen register on configuration is about 15% after adjusting kisspoint/PIS. the most i've seen worn is 147%. it isn't a 0-100% like a service reminder or oil life display. it is dynamic and changes as it adapts and drives.
did they give you a wear index besides the %? should be a number in the thousands, 4000 is good and new, 10,000 is slipping and done for just about.
i've replaced many clutches, and the typical wear i've seen register on configuration is about 15% after adjusting kisspoint/PIS. the most i've seen worn is 147%. it isn't a 0-100% like a service reminder or oil life display. it is dynamic and changes as it adapts and drives.
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