Burning plastic...

RZ14 · 03-30-2015, 01:15 AM

My cars been smelling like burning plastic a few times after I drive. I just went up the road to put gas and when I shut the vehicle off it smelt like it. I wasn't even driving the car hard and I haven't done any electrical work so I'm having trouble pin-pointing the source. Any advice?

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RZ14 · 03-30-2015, 01:16 AM

I'd also like to note that I haven't observed any white smoke from any where inside/outside the vehicle.

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Jordo! · 03-30-2015, 07:31 AM

Might just be a plastic bag that melted to the exhaust.

RZ14 · 03-30-2015, 08:03 AM

I've checking for anything....they replaced a manifold and the y pipe a month or 2 ago...factor?

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TreeSemdyZee · 03-30-2015, 01:07 PM

Clutch?

RZ14 · 03-30-2015, 02:27 PM

Had the tranny pulled and all that inspected to. Only thing I haven't checked is the heater core.

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DOOMMONKEY777 · 03-30-2015, 04:34 PM

Its that new pipe burn smell.....

kenchan · 03-30-2015, 04:42 PM

some gaskets smoke a little bit during break-in, but not sure about a plastic smell...

Jordo! · 03-30-2015, 04:51 PM

It sounds like you've had a lot of work done on the car recently... that means everything from a plastic bag that got under there, to a seeping gasket, to somebody dropped a plastic clip that managed to get lodged somewhere could be the cause.

You may want to get the car on a lift and inspect everything to see if you can find evidence of something burning to pin point it.

Good luck -- hopefully something very minor.

RZ14 · 03-30-2015, 05:33 PM

How would I test for a leaking gasket?

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kenchan · 03-30-2015, 05:50 PM

id just go under the car while it's running and visually check or listen..

TreeSemdyZee · 03-30-2015, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

id just go under the car while it's running and visually check or listen..

Preferably when it's not moving...

MR.nismo · 03-30-2015, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Might just be a plastic bag that melted to the exhaust.

I was about to mention that. It happened to me a few years ago. I picked up a trash bag from the highway and it melted all the way around the exhaust. As I parked my vehicle in the garage I could smell something odd and not so pleasant.

The very next day I checked underneath and there it was... plastic melted all over the H-pipe area. I just kept driving it until it all burned off.

joshx9 · 03-30-2015, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR.nismo

I was about to mention that. It happened to me a few years ago. I picked up a trash bag from the highway and it melted all the way around the exhaust. As I parked my vehicle in the garage I could smell something odd and not so pleasant.

The very next day I checked underneath and there it was... plastic melted all over the H-pipe area. I just kept driving it until it all burned off.

happened to me too just recently, smelled burning plastic and found out it was a plastic bag

kenchan · 03-30-2015, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

Preferably when it's not moving...

yes, that would be a logical choice.

03-30-2015, 01:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
RZ14 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 80 Drives: '10 370z 40th Rep Power: 12	Burning plastic... My cars been smelling like burning plastic a few times after I drive. I just went up the road to put gas and when I shut the vehicle off it smelt like it. I wasn't even driving the car hard and I haven't done any electrical work so I'm having trouble pin-pointing the source. Any advice? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-30-2015, 07:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Might just be a plastic bag that melted to the exhaust. DOOMMONKEY777, DYNAZOR, jpkirk and 1 others like this. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

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DOOMMONKEY777 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Crooklyn Posts: 1,008 Drives: 370Z 6psd-sport-pkg Rep Power: 21	Its that new pipe burn smell..... TerribleONE likes this. __________________ Kids don't do Drugs, Drugs are bad, so let the professional druggies do Drugs for you. 537whp/496lb/tq@8-9PSI 93 octane

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Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	It sounds like you've had a lot of work done on the car recently... that means everything from a plastic bag that got under there, to a seeping gasket, to somebody dropped a plastic clip that managed to get lodged somewhere could be the cause. You may want to get the car on a lift and inspect everything to see if you can find evidence of something burning to pin point it. Good luck -- hopefully something very minor. DYNAZOR likes this. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

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03-30-2015, 01:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
RZ14 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 80 Drives: '10 370z 40th Rep Power: 12	I'd also like to note that I haven't observed any white smoke from any where inside/outside the vehicle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-30-2015, 08:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
RZ14 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 80 Drives: '10 370z 40th Rep Power: 12	I've checking for anything....they replaced a manifold and the y pipe a month or 2 ago...factor? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-30-2015, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	Clutch?

03-30-2015, 02:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
RZ14 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 80 Drives: '10 370z 40th Rep Power: 12	Had the tranny pulled and all that inspected to. Only thing I haven't checked is the heater core. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-30-2015, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	some gaskets smoke a little bit during break-in, but not sure about a plastic smell...

03-30-2015, 05:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
RZ14 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 80 Drives: '10 370z 40th Rep Power: 12	How would I test for a leaking gasket? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-30-2015, 05:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	id just go under the car while it's running and visually check or listen..