haina isnt it better for u to go nd have ur car inspected. instead of asking about it in sajha. Its better to be safe then sorry.

abc_n_xyz · May 11, 2010 1:58 PM

yea...im taking it tmr. But wanted to know its exact problme so it wouldn't be easy for the repair guy to rip me off.

herealone · May 11, 2010 2:07 PM

Old tire causes that kind of smell too. Another possible reason could be the bad clutch plate if your car is stick/manual shift.

default061 · May 11, 2010 2:15 PM

the tires are new. It is not manual. but thanx. Do u think if it is thermostat something?

herealone · May 11, 2010 2:20 PM

How about ur heat indicator? If it is way up, this could be a radiator problem. Go have it checked by good mechanic.

panacea · May 11, 2010 3:02 PM

maybe its your valve cover gasket. see if you have any oil leakage. If there is a leakage than you might have to change the gasket.

papermoon · May 11, 2010 3:12 PM

If  your car overheats, it could be the head gasket inside engine ouch. cost you $1200 plus. If not, then it could be the brake pads giving off smell like burning rubber. Why in the earth does old or new tyre smells when wear and tear is normal ? It is possible that some moving part getting rubbed against the rubber or plastic items like wheel hitting Mud gaurd, off balanced radiator fan hitting it's casing .... 

danphe · May 11, 2010 3:22 PM

It might be alternator problem or timing belt shift. Alternator could be cheap but changing timing belt and water pump could be expensive...

furke · May 11, 2010 4:58 PM

thanx guys, found that there's a leak with some green fluids. I had not checked my coolant well enough. Coolant is almost dry and i had my coolant filled up only a week ago. So u guys have any idea how much it would cost to fix it?

herealone · May 11, 2010 5:06 PM

May be something is really burning, be careful.....

dav · May 11, 2010 7:29 PM

Could it be that your wheels are not aligned?  The tire might be rubbing on something and giving out that odor/smoke.  Get it checked.

riten · May 12, 2010 8:02 AM

Ok i the allignments are comming of. And i am trying to fix it myself looking at youtube and  google. Thanx for helping me out. Means alot.

herealone · May 12, 2010 9:56 AM

You can buy a car freshner in walmart for few dollars.

Khairey · May 12, 2010 3:40 PM

Thanx, im taking it to car mechanic. Thanx alot.

herealone · May 12, 2010 6:58 PM

guys i took the car to the mechanic, charged me $123.27. He said the problem was that the coolant had a leak and he sealed it and add some coolant fluids.I was happy and went back home. Did some driving , parked and check my coolant. The coolant was hot.  Is it ok if coolant is hot? I really don't know abt it. Are they usually hot on hot day when i had driven only for like 15 minutes? Thanx again.

herealone · May 12, 2010 7:31 PM

Actually its my third car. Coz i didnt see any leaks. And neither was the coolant going rapidly low. Thanx for the help. I went back to him and said that there is still problem with the airflow. Coz the  coolant was boiling. I really dont anything abt cars. Im learning slowly. Thanx syanjali. I didnt know i was not to open the coolant just after driving. 

herealone · May 13, 2010 9:57 AM