Strange smell, like hot parts
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2015 E400 Coupe, 2018 C63s Coupe
Strange smell, like hot parts
The last few times I've driven my C63s hard, I've noticed a weird smell in the cabin, like really hot/overheated fluids. Not sure where it's coming from. Had the car from 19k to now 44k, recently changed oil (<500mi), changed trans fluid @ 30k, never done diff. In my experience, heat kills parts, so if something's getting way too warm I really want to know what, and how I should deal with it, either change out old fluid or some other maintenance that I've missed. Any recommendations would be gladly accepted, thanks in advance!
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From: DFW, Texas
2017 AMG C63
Do you have oil spots on the hood heat shield above.the turbos?
I've seen some appear there and smelled oil , after hard driving. Never found the cause but seen it on many other c63's too.
I've seen some appear there and smelled oil , after hard driving. Never found the cause but seen it on many other c63's too.
