SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Burned plastic smell
08-01-2010, 12:37 AM
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Burned plastic smell
Earlier this week I realized my Car has lost a lot of power, it was still very fast, but something was wrong. After reading a bit on the forum, I encountered https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-...backfires.html. I had the exact same symptoms.
Left the car at the dealership and indeed my IC pump was bad, they replaced it and in the process found that I need new front brake pads. (@ 28K miles)
Yesterday I got the car back and it drives better than ever BUT when I got home I noticed a pretty strong burnet plastic smell, similar to what you get with electrical short. I drove it again now and the same thing happens, though much less noticeable.
Is it normal? I can't tell whether it's from the brakes, but it's certainly not burned tires b/c today I didn't spin even once. I think it's coming from the engine, seems to be Turbo related. But nothing is obvious by visual inspection, though most of the engine is covered by that C/F (??) engraved thing.
On a related note, what is the chrome pipe on the left side of the engine (driver side)? it had some condensation on it and I couldn't tell if it's the IC pump or related to AC.
The car runs great otherwise.
Left the car at the dealership and indeed my IC pump was bad, they replaced it and in the process found that I need new front brake pads. (@ 28K miles)
Yesterday I got the car back and it drives better than ever BUT when I got home I noticed a pretty strong burnet plastic smell, similar to what you get with electrical short. I drove it again now and the same thing happens, though much less noticeable.
Is it normal? I can't tell whether it's from the brakes, but it's certainly not burned tires b/c today I didn't spin even once. I think it's coming from the engine, seems to be Turbo related. But nothing is obvious by visual inspection, though most of the engine is covered by that C/F (??) engraved thing.
On a related note, what is the chrome pipe on the left side of the engine (driver side)? it had some condensation on it and I couldn't tell if it's the IC pump or related to AC.
The car runs great otherwise.
