burning clutch smell

[Wills]

Hi Gents,

Every time I get out of the car after a spirited drive I can smell what I can only describe as a burn't clutch smell coming from/through the rear wheels. Now I never slip the clutch or try and launch the car from a stand still but I'm getting concerned as the smell can be quite bad...leading me to think I'm ruining the clutch but I can't think what is causing it.

Is this normal for a 997? Help needed!

Neil

 

[clarkes]

How many miles has your 997 covered? Is it a hot rubber-like smell?

Regards
Richard

 

[dereksharpuk]

Yup, I have got that with all my 997s (3)... Not sure what it is, but put it down to a new exhaust. It usually disappears after about 2000 miles. Incidently, I have PDK, so no normal clutch.

 

[robert997]

ORIGINAL: dereksharpuk

Yup, I have got that with all my 997s (3)... It usually disappears after about 2000 miles....

Derek, how would you know ?? Did you ever get to 2,000 miles before buying a new one !! ??[][][][]

Neil, I don't think this is unusual, nothing to worry about. Nor is clutch judder during parking, it's all common. If the clutch is noticeably slipping, then you need a new one.

 

[Wills]

ORIGINAL: clarkes

How many miles has your 997 covered? Is it a hot rubber-like smell?

Regards
Richard

Hi Richard,

Yes it is abit like hot rubber even on these cold nights! but quite pungent......6000 miles in 10 weeks!

 

[Wills]

ORIGINAL: robert997

ORIGINAL: dereksharpuk

Yup, I have got that with all my 997s (3)... It usually disappears after about 2000 miles....

Derek, how would you know ?? Did you ever get to 2,000 miles before buying a new one !! ??[][][][]

Neil, I don't think this is unusual, nothing to worry about. Nor is clutch judder during parking, it's all common. If the clutch is noticeably slipping, then you need a new one.

Thanks Robert, I was getting concerned as find the clutch difficult compared to the M3 and stall it once or twice a month! I've put it in 6th at say 35mph and floored it with no slip detected so hopefully its just a "feature"

 

[clarkes]

Wow. You've covered a fair few miles in a short time - about as many as my car has travelled in 27 months! Anyway, I still notice a hot rubber-like smell, which is particularly apparent as I reverse the car into my garage. OPC said everything was normal and I know for certain that it isn't the clutch - because the car is tiptronic - so I suspect (without being able to smell it) that the malodorous behaviour of your car is unlikely to be anything to worry about. I also noticed a similar smell on a Gen 2 C4S with a PDK gearbox.

Regards
Richard

 

[Wills]

ORIGINAL: dereksharpuk

Yup, I have got that with all my 997s (3)... Not sure what it is, but put it down to a new exhaust. It usually disappears after about 2000 miles. Incidently, I have PDK, so no normal clutch.

No two normal clutchs operated in an abnormal way![]

 

[Wills]

ORIGINAL: clarkes

Wow. You've covered a fair few miles in a short time - about as many as my car has travelled in 27 months! Anyway, I still notice a hot rubber-like smell, which is particularly apparent as I reverse the car into my garage. OPC said everything was normal and I know for certain that it isn't the clutch - because the car is tiptronic - so I suspect (without being able to smell it) that the malodorous behaviour of your car is unlikely to be anything to worry about. I also noticed a similar smell on a Gen 2 C4S with a PDK gearbox.

Regards
Richard

I know but they were made for driving though!...I can hear the salesman come trade in time "oh no you haven't driven it have you sir???!!!"

Seems its all normal thanks guys....

 

[edgiee]

Surely the 'hot rubber smell' is from them two big fat lumps of rubber that connect all that luvverly torque to the road? The tyres are bound to get hot after driving a 350bhp motor for any reasonable distance and when you get out of the car the tyres are quite close to the driver's door, hence you notice the smell.

 

[circleace]

I have the same thing and spoke to various people about this. I thought it was the clutch first but then advised that the smell is normal especially on the drivers rear side. Nothing to worry about apparantly!!

 

[clarkes]

I thought the same so I ran my hand across the tread and it was only just warm so I discounted that.

Regards
Richard

 

[okellyt]

30k miles and I still get that smell after a hard run out. Had it from day 1 mile 23 (delivery)

 

[garyw]

Mine only makes the smell now after a certain good drive home []
Perhaps I need a new car ?? or a better route []

garyw

 

[Wills]

ORIGINAL: edgiee

Surely the 'hot rubber smell' is from them two big fat lumps of rubber that connect all that luvverly torque to the road? The tyres are bound to get hot after driving a 350bhp motor for any reasonable distance and when you get out of the car the tyres are quite close to the driver's door, hence you notice the smell.

No its not as the smell is apparent when the tyres aren't hot at all at first I thought it was the new brakes bedding in but I have discounted that after 6000 miles I wonder if its the exhausts as they are just inside the rear wings and quite near the wheels were the smell comes from?