WTF is that smell

Sam335ix · 10-26-2011, 08:39 PM

Here it goes... I have a 540i msports package and I run it hard when I drive it... Had an Acura TLS and drove it hard.. Now I am also driving 2011 335 x drive performance edition and it has about 1400 miles on it. I just got back from dinner and decided to open it up at about 120 on the back roads and when I pulled in my garage it smelled like plastic burning and some other stinky smell that I couldn't pin point what it was... Is this normal? I dont recal smelling that in any of my other cars. I understand the heat can cause some of the smell like plastic but there is a certain other smell along the plastic smell that doesn't seem normal.

Numark318i · 10-26-2011, 08:59 PM

I think this is normal for any new car. You are burning the residual chemicals off of your exhaust/engine.

That would be my guess. Otherwise..check under your hood..make sure there is not actually plastic burning anywhere?

16M4 · 10-26-2011, 08:59 PM

You probably farted when you reached 120 mph.

edirtaynine · 10-26-2011, 09:04 PM

maybe you have a plastic bag stuck on your exhaust piping? lol that happened to my s2k and shit was smoking everywhere when i pulled in the garage

Sam335ix · 10-26-2011, 09:06 PM

That is what my gf said lol but no, no farting yet... I did look under the hood and nothing but I ll wait anothe 1000 miles and see if it gets better.

BimmerEnthusiast99 · 10-26-2011, 09:07 PM

Not only brakes but also powertrain components. You're exposing a lot of new parts to extreme heat for the first time.

Sam335ix · 10-26-2011, 10:00 PM

Thanks fellas, it all makes sense I was just worried my baby was sick lol

tibra1 · 10-26-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by edirtaynine

maybe you have a plastic bag stuck on your exhaust piping? lol that happened to my s2k and shit was smoking everywhere when i pulled in the garage

This..I had the same thing happen a plastic bag on the highway got snagged and melted on the exhaust..smelled burnt plastic for months..and finally went away..when i swapped the OEM exhaust you saw the black burnt residue on the pipes...

Either that or just normal burnoff of oils from new pipes

iBoost · 10-26-2011, 10:23 PM

+1 check your underpants, probably shat yourself!

mike3000fl · 10-26-2011, 10:29 PM

BMWs used to get coated with cosmoline for protection from salt before shipping over the atlantic. It was then removed stateside. No idea if this is still done but that may be what you smell burning off.

username604 · 10-26-2011, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

You probably farted when you reached 120 mph.

Thud · 10-27-2011, 07:56 AM

That's what new exhaust smells like, usually. Enamel or whatever coatings tend to smell like that for a couple thousand miles. It's normal, and it probably won't cause too much cancer if you breathe it.

terryalice · 10-27-2011, 08:44 AM

hi i got a problem with my headlight what i want to replace my old ones

DaveL · 10-27-2011, 12:21 PM

Just a guess......Was the air conditioning on because at times it smells like spray paint or plastic,Not pleasant.Anything burning when you lift the hood??

Sam335ix · 10-27-2011, 12:29 PM

The AC wasnt on, it was a burning smell with some other awful smell. I guessed the car is still very new and the smell has something to do with it, I just dont remember my 540i or the Acura smelling like that when they were brand new and I got concerned.

fdriller9 · 10-27-2011, 12:50 PM

It's normal with any new car.

Same thing happened to my father's '11 XJ after I took it out for a spirited drive.

Royal Flush · 10-27-2011, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terryalice

hi i got a problem with my headlight what i want to replace my old ones

wat

Kolyan2k · 10-27-2011, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terryalice

hi i got a problem with my headlight what i want to replace my old ones

this *** always inserts some bullshit.....wtf ?

Kolyan2k · 10-27-2011, 01:45 PM

fixed

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Originally Posted by 335coupe2007

Jigga whaaaaa? jigga whooooo?????

gunnerxq · 10-27-2011, 02:49 PM

A dead hooker in the trunk

bimmertt · 10-27-2011, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfred

You probably farted when you reached 120 mph.

This most definitely happened. /thread

fdriller9 · 10-27-2011, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royal Flush

wat

He was probably using the iphone app...happens alot with that app.

10-26-2011, 08:39 PM	#1
Sam335ix Major 65 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: 335 ix performance edition Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Redskin Country iTrader: (0)	WTF is that smell Here it goes... I have a 540i msports package and I run it hard when I drive it... Had an Acura TLS and drove it hard.. Now I am also driving 2011 335 x drive performance edition and it has about 1400 miles on it. I just got back from dinner and decided to open it up at about 120 on the back roads and when I pulled in my garage it smelled like plastic burning and some other stinky smell that I couldn't pin point what it was... Is this normal? I dont recal smelling that in any of my other cars. I understand the heat can cause some of the smell like plastic but there is a certain other smell along the plastic smell that doesn't seem normal. Last edited by Sam335ix; 10-26-2011 at 08:56 PM..
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10-26-2011, 08:59 PM	#2
Numark318i Second Lieutenant 60 Rep 223 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 328i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cotati CA iTrader: (0)	I think this is normal for any new car. You are burning the residual chemicals off of your exhaust/engine. That would be my guess. Otherwise..check under your hood..make sure there is not actually plastic burning anywhere? __________________ Monaco Blue 2008 328i/Sports/6 Speed
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edirtaynine Major General 81 Rep 6,092 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	maybe you have a plastic bag stuck on your exhaust piping? lol that happened to my s2k and shit was smoking everywhere when i pulled in the garage
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10-26-2011, 09:06 PM	#5
Sam335ix Major 65 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: 335 ix performance edition Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Redskin Country iTrader: (0)	That is what my gf said lol but no, no farting yet... I did look under the hood and nothing but I ll wait anothe 1000 miles and see if it gets better.
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BimmerEnthusiast99 Private First Class 2 Rep 186 Posts Drives: '12 X5d; '10 335; '09 128 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Not only brakes but also powertrain components. You're exposing a lot of new parts to extreme heat for the first time.
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Sam335ix Major 65 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: 335 ix performance edition Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Redskin Country iTrader: (0)	Thanks fellas, it all makes sense I was just worried my baby was sick lol
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10-26-2011, 10:23 PM	#9
iBoost Retired e90post Member 135 Rep 3,038 Posts Drives: real slow Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (13)	+1 check your underpants, probably shat yourself!
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mike3000fl Banned 138 Rep 2,731 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0)	BMWs used to get coated with cosmoline for protection from salt before shipping over the atlantic. It was then removed stateside. No idea if this is still done but that may be what you smell burning off.
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10-27-2011, 07:56 AM	#12
Thud Throbbing Member 43 Rep 1,433 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	That's what new exhaust smells like, usually. Enamel or whatever coatings tend to smell like that for a couple thousand miles. It's normal, and it probably won't cause too much cancer if you breathe it. __________________ 2014 Tesla Model S 85kwh Previous cars: 2011 335d / Deep Sea Blue / Saddle brown / sport / premium 2008 BMW 135i / 6MT 2002 Z06 Corvette
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DaveL Banned 14 Rep 970 Posts Drives: 2010 335 coupe msport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Darien CT. iTrader: (0)	Just a guess......Was the air conditioning on because at times it smells like spray paint or plastic,Not pleasant.Anything burning when you lift the hood??
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Sam335ix Major 65 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: 335 ix performance edition Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Redskin Country iTrader: (0)	The AC wasnt on, it was a burning smell with some other awful smell. I guessed the car is still very new and the smell has something to do with it, I just dont remember my 540i or the Acura smelling like that when they were brand new and I got concerned.
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fdriller9 Banned 254 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	It's normal with any new car. Same thing happened to my father's '11 XJ after I took it out for a spirited drive.
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