Posted by: syanjali May 11, 2010
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You did not mentioned what kind of car and year and running mileage.
It may be many things?
1) Check the oil, if you know and if it is gone or you see the check engine light is on. You will hear noise as well burning smell, in that case buy couple Qrt 10-30 oil and add before you drive to mechanic. My friend keep driving even after the check engine light was on.
2) If any thing leaking? It will burn and smell.
3) If the serpentine ( the belts ) are getting old and tight may give burning smell.
4) If you have enough coolant and the heat indicator does not go high do not worry about thermostat and head gasket problem.
5) If the head-gasket has problem first indicator is High Heat indication and your car will smoke from the tail pipe as well under the hood. People will yell you to save your life because they think your car caught on fire.
6) If any thing like oil or plastic touches the head manifold which is over 160 F temperature will make it smelly.
7) Your car may have picked up something by the exhaust pipe and once you drive couple miles and will get hot and start smelling and may feel it is coming form the hood.
8) It has nothing to do with the timing belt and the water-pump. Once the timing belt goes while you driving it may cost you big buck and it it is water-pump it will lead to you over heat and blow your head gasket, you coolant will flow to in and out. You will see mixed up with the coolant as well with the engine oil.
9) One time I added oil and forgot to close the cap and the oil was all over the hood, it was smokey as well smelly.
Now you figure out what might happen? If you own an old car try to find people work on street and know a lot and have tools to fix it. Check on your local Craigslist under Service then automobile. Good luck and let us know the result.
It may be many things?
1) Check the oil, if you know and if it is gone or you see the check engine light is on. You will hear noise as well burning smell, in that case buy couple Qrt 10-30 oil and add before you drive to mechanic. My friend keep driving even after the check engine light was on.
2) If any thing leaking? It will burn and smell.
3) If the serpentine ( the belts ) are getting old and tight may give burning smell.
4) If you have enough coolant and the heat indicator does not go high do not worry about thermostat and head gasket problem.
5) If the head-gasket has problem first indicator is High Heat indication and your car will smoke from the tail pipe as well under the hood. People will yell you to save your life because they think your car caught on fire.
6) If any thing like oil or plastic touches the head manifold which is over 160 F temperature will make it smelly.
7) Your car may have picked up something by the exhaust pipe and once you drive couple miles and will get hot and start smelling and may feel it is coming form the hood.
8) It has nothing to do with the timing belt and the water-pump. Once the timing belt goes while you driving it may cost you big buck and it it is water-pump it will lead to you over heat and blow your head gasket, you coolant will flow to in and out. You will see mixed up with the coolant as well with the engine oil.
9) One time I added oil and forgot to close the cap and the oil was all over the hood, it was smokey as well smelly.
Now you figure out what might happen? If you own an old car try to find people work on street and know a lot and have tools to fix it. Check on your local Craigslist under Service then automobile. Good luck and let us know the result.