Burned rubber smell coming from car. Need help
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Burned rubber smell coming from car. Need help
Just recently started smelling a burned rubber smell coming from my 2008 S550. I have popped the hood and looked around and can't find where this is coming from. Anyone experienced this before? Appreciate anyone's help
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Have you recently had any service done or did any work on the car yourself? I ask because sometimes when work is being performed things get moved out of the way and not secured back properly after the work is done(vacuum hoses, etc.)
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I have not done any work to the vehicle. MB dealer only touches it and they haven't recently touched the car either. I always seem to smell the burned rubber after I turn the car off in the garage. Will come back a few minutes later and the whole garage smells like it. I have checked the belt and the looked to see if any of the pulleys are bound up and it all looks good.
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The last thing I know of to check, before the Pros respond, is the exhaust. I would check under the vehicle starting in the front and working your way back for something that may be burning off the exhaust system. Maybe a bag or something. Hope it's nothing major....
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So I jacked the car up and have inspected the exhaust to see if I could find anything stuck to it (like a plastic bag) and found nothing. Can anyone think of what the problem could be? I really don't want to take this to my MB dealer
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2012 S350 Bluetec 4Matic, Diamond White, P2
I notice that sometimes when I pull into my garage, I get a very strong "tire rubber" smell. Not always. But it does resemble the smell of burnt rubber.
