I'm not sure I should have done this...

schleppcar · 02-09-2009, 03:53 AM

okay - this is going to sound newbie dumb - but I'm at a T-intersection with a blind approach to my right and a hilltop to the left. So I need a fast takeoff: I hit the DTC and shift over into DS and then accelerate hard left onto my road.

The take off was insanely cool,

Less fun was the distinctly chemical smell coming from my car for about 5 minutes after ...

Oh man ...... what did I do???? Did I break her?

defconracing · 02-09-2009, 03:58 AM

when my E93 335 was new, it would get that smell after very hard driving.

it no longer gets that smell.

it's fine.

You'll be alright.

(it stopped around 6-8K miles i think)

BSM 135i · 02-09-2009, 04:33 AM

anyone know what the smell is coming from?

yashBMW · 02-09-2009, 04:47 AM

i think its cause of the instant acceleration and throttle.Got it in my 3 today after i braked really really hard.But not for long i think jus 1 min. max

schleppcar · 02-09-2009, 05:18 AM

** phew ** I feel a little bit better ... I thought I had done something I wasn't supposed to do - I'm not trying to break my baby after only 2 weeks!! Actually - I'm still under 1200 miles so I shouldn't be screwing around...but I couldn't help it!

Caduceus · 02-09-2009, 06:19 AM

Burning rubber?

sunking420 · 02-09-2009, 06:53 AM

Hope you weren't frying the clutch. That tends to smell pretty bad................

ExMX5 · 02-09-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sunking420

Hope you weren't frying the clutch. That tends to smell pretty bad................

Dude - Auto.

Yeah burning clutch is unpleasant to say the least

It's a really distinct smell - not at all like burning brakes... Nor sizzling flesh when you decide to do the 'finger test' on them

Si-M240i · 02-09-2009, 07:57 AM

did you leave anything in your underwear that would cause the offending smell ?

BlackjackMulligan · 02-09-2009, 08:09 AM

I took my 1er for it's first longish ride the other day and smelled something funny when I put it back in the garage. Probably some type of coating on the under carridge or something.

bman6074 · 02-09-2009, 08:34 AM

Might the smell be the brakes? If i read correctly you went to the 2nd stage of traction control? So the brakes still kick in to help with slip and slide just not as soon. I know when i get new pads and druing the beed in process they smell.

Bye Bye GTI · 02-09-2009, 09:17 AM

its the corrosion protection burning off that they put on at the factory for shipping over the ocean. It goes away after about a month or so....

schleppcar · 02-09-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bman6074

Might the smell be the brakes? If i read correctly you went to the 2nd stage of traction control? So the brakes still kick in to help with slip and slide just not as soon. I know when i get new pads and druing the beed in process they smell.

That's what I was thinking! OK - no, nothing in the underwear (this time) and it isn't the clutch - I have a Sportronic. But I did think about what the DTC was doing - but isn't it for hard takeoffs - I mean with the throttle changes and everything. The smell was a hot, antiseptic chemical smell - not like clutch or brakes at all. It actually reminded me a little bit of how a snowmobile smells when you take her out for the first time - like hot paint or something.

Well - it hasn't come back - but honestly I haven't beaten on her after that one time either.

guardianangel3290 · 02-09-2009, 12:03 PM

youll be fine dude, i was cruising at about 100mph on the highway with like 30 miles on the car and i started to really open it up at about 800.

esses · 02-09-2009, 10:22 PM

I think it was your car's way of saying "WHY THE HELL DON'T YOU TAKE EVERY TURN LIKE THIS?" You should listen to your car.

schleppcar · 02-09-2009, 11:11 PM

You May Have A Point There!

JohnnyTT · 02-12-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by schleppcar

okay - this is going to sound newbie dumb - but I'm at a T-intersection with a blind approach to my right and a hilltop to the left. So I need a fast takeoff: I hit the DTC and shift over into DS and then accelerate hard left onto my road.

The take off was insanely cool,

Less fun was the distinctly chemical smell coming from my car for about 5 minutes after ...

Oh man ...... what did I do???? Did I break her?

It's the new step smell. Everybody has had it up till about 1000-1500 miles. It goes away.. if you don't pass out first.

Brandon26pdx · 02-12-2009, 01:58 PM

If it's still very low miles that is normal. Every new car I've bought has had that burning smell out of the engine bay for a least a few hundred miles. from what I've heard, it's the moly assembly grease they use on factory built engines that takes awhile to burn off.

F0Bman · 02-12-2009, 02:26 PM

You'll be okay, the SACHS clutches are very good units, just don't make a habit in doing that often.

Zuzu · 02-12-2009, 05:02 PM

Definately a tranny smell...

JT1711 · 02-22-2009, 08:40 AM

My car has just over 2k miles and last night I did some WOT intense driving (120mph+) with some pretty hard breaking.. When I got home and out of my car it smelled so bad, now 6 hours later, I can still smell it strong when I stand next to the car! Should I be concerned at all ?

JT1711 · 02-22-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleM

It is the smell of fear.

haha no but im actually kind of worried.. its been 8 hours now and it still smells really bad, only on the drivers side though, closer to the rear wheel

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yashBMW Superior Genral 2 Rep 208 Posts Drives: BMW 750Li Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London iTrader: (0)	i think its cause of the instant acceleration and throttle.Got it in my 3 today after i braked really really hard.But not for long i think jus 1 min. max
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bman6074 Major 103 Rep 1,254 Posts Drives: 14 M235i and 07 Lotus Exige S Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Might the smell be the brakes? If i read correctly you went to the 2nd stage of traction control? So the brakes still kick in to help with slip and slide just not as soon. I know when i get new pads and druing the beed in process they smell. __________________
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Brandon26pdx Lieutenant Colonel 28 Rep 1,938 Posts Drives: 2011 135i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	If it's still very low miles that is normal. Every new car I've bought has had that burning smell out of the engine bay for a least a few hundred miles. from what I've heard, it's the moly assembly grease they use on factory built engines that takes awhile to burn off.
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