Hi All,

I just got my evosport UDPS installed yesterday, but the engine bay has this weird...rubber-ish smell.

I went back to the mechanic today, and he told me that the smell came from the new pullies, "the new" rubber smell.

The smell weakened a bit today, but was heavy yesterday.

Anyone had the same problem? im guessing this is normal ehh?

"NEW PULLIES/V-BELT rubber smell."

-advans

 

did you install a new belt? could've been the belt. or your belt is rubbing against something somewhere, but if the udps has those new plastic idler pullies it may have been the source of smell.

 

yes frank, I installed a new belt, its not rubbing anywhere tho. i got the evosport set. I think its the new belt smell

thanks alot frank for the reply! lets see what the others say as well!

 

Unless its rubbing, or not in the grooves, it shouldnt smell any different than a new belt.

 

the real question should be how does the car feel now? is it running harder?

 

the car is pulling harder at higher rpms.

im not sure how "new belt" smells. but would the new belt give off a smell?

 

Absolutely. A new belt needs to bed in to the pulleys. Likely it is coming from rubbing onto the side wall of belt from a pulley.

No biggie, it will go away.

E

 

great!

thanks E, I got a bit paranoid after my bud started talking abt things going bad. lol

 

Its most likely because the belt doesn't fit properly with the pulleys and you are rubbing/burning the belt. That's the risk you take when buying atermarket parts that aren't developed together. The smell may go away when you have sufficiently rubbed enough of the belt away.

-Jeff

 

Keep an eye on it....make sure it doesn't fray.

 

i'm keeping an eye on it daily, its the evosport UDP set, im sure they manufactured it themselves, its the same set everyone else has.

btw, the smell was still here today.

 

Gary,
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I shall do that, first thing tomorow, if they are opened, if not, first thing monday morning!!!

well my mechanic told me its the new belt smell, new belts and pullies have a smell, but it will go away. and I dont know =T the belt is in place, I checked it abt...10 times today! it seems to come from the drivers side mostly, im thinking its residue left from the power steering fluid. but then again. maybe it is the new smell, i duno

 

are your new pullies quiter than your factory ones?

 

yea they are a bit quieter

 

btw, what the belt call??

my C320 sedan need to change the belt

call Timing Belt??

Engine Belt??

or pulley belt??


other name??

 

its usually called a "V-Belt" or a "Serpentine Belt"

 

so they WILL get wear and replace right?

my C320 has 70K miles and i think that things is making stranges noise

sry for high-jacking but you wouldn't care just like

"Brabus Replica Lip thread"

 

haha that thread needs to come back alive btw.


yeah I think you should replace it, cost you no more than 20 bucks!

 

Hey guys, Its a few crappy pics, but was wondering if it looks about "right", I thought that the belt was freying b/c only a part of the white "thread" shows, but looking at the pics before install, the belt WAS like that. the smell was light but was still there today.

maybe if mike your here, maybe we can meet up, since were in brooklyn, (sometime this week or so) and take a look at it to see if its on right?

 

was that a self-install?

damn those are some small clearances between the other pullies

regardless.... i want!

 

no I got it done at a mechanic. I do trust the mechanic, but i dont want any problems! im so paranoid.

 

shouldn't it be pulling in the low range?? that's what mine used to do..

 

i duno theres power all thru out! lol

but dam, I hope theres no problem with it, when you got it, did it have a belt smell as well?

 

The C320 had very good mid>high range IMO... with the pulleys it just gives it full power throughout at a low cost.. the smell might be just the new belt getting broken in... check on it though.