[gareth turbo]

Hi All, I've done about 500 miles in my Kuga 2WD and, on the way home tonight, started to get a burning smell. I'm not entirely sure where it's coming from - back tyres, perhaps. Is this normal? I'd have thought that any such smell would have been there from the start and then disappeared. I'd be grateful for any advice, or the benefit of your experience. Thanks.

 

[kenefc]

Hi MK,



Could it have been the DPF burning off the deposits in the exhaust? Had you been driving relatively quickly? If so that might be what it was.



Good luck.



TK

 

[gareth turbo]

Thanks, MK. Was just tootling home from work, nothing above 40mph. Hope it's nothing serious.

 

[gareth turbo]

Oops, I meant 'TK'. Forgot I was MK.

 

[the undertaker]

could be labels falling onto the manifold. I had the problem. It happened a couple of times, but during the lower miles. It is disturbing, morrying, but seems common and no problem????

 

[quatroxquatro]

It seems that this is quite common on new diesel cars. The soot that accumulates in the exhaust system is automatically burnt off, and I suspect that the first time this happens the exhaust gets hot enough to scorch any labels, stickers insulation materials etc that were on the sytem. After this it, should not be noticeable when it happens again. So, I think it's normal andyou will be fine.


Cheers,



Dave

 

[gareth turbo]

Thanks, guys. Much appreciated.