HFC smell? - hard acceleration

BrandonT · 09-22-2012, 07:50 PM

Mine does this occasionally too. Smells kind of like hot brakes, but I only get it under hard acceleration. When I was researching buying a G before I bought this car I remember an issue where oil was pooling around a rear spark plug. Haven't looked at mine yet. It is really not too bad at this point, and since it really doesn't seem like oil I haven't been real concerned.

Another weird smell issue I have is when the car sits overnight on a cool night, when I start the next morning with the AC on Fresh, within 10 sconds a strong hot plastic sort smell that goes away within another 10 seconds. Won't do it again until it sits overnight on a cold night.

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09-22-2012, 07:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
BrandonT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 169 Drives: 2009 370Z White Rep Power: 15	Mine does this occasionally too. Smells kind of like hot brakes, but I only get it under hard acceleration. When I was researching buying a G before I bought this car I remember an issue where oil was pooling around a rear spark plug. Haven't looked at mine yet. It is really not too bad at this point, and since it really doesn't seem like oil I haven't been real concerned. Another weird smell issue I have is when the car sits overnight on a cool night, when I start the next morning with the AC on Fresh, within 10 sconds a strong hot plastic sort smell that goes away within another 10 seconds. Won't do it again until it sits overnight on a cold night.