TrueSTI man

6500 miles later and I'm still get a burning smell after giving the STi7 a tazzing. I originally thought it was the wax sprayed over the engine but now I think its the clutch (ferrodo type smell)

Any thoughts anybody......

STI MAN

I know what you mean, my car [3k miles] Stinks like buggery and her car [6K miles] is no better yet.

Chip

Mines the same.

Chip.

Barnaby

Same here. First I thought it was brake dust. Then maybe the cats?

YorkshireSimon

13.5k miles, still the same on mine.....

Stuck with burning smell I think until clutch change, and swap for AP one....

Oh well..

YS

Up_North

Yup - I too have a smelly STi.

Ian

TrueSTI man

OK now I feel better that mine is not the only smelly car, but has anyone asked their dealer what it might be.

STi 7

Thankfully no problems on my side..

ids

Mines the same too - 6K miles....

Glad its not just mine too :> - intrested if anyone finds what it is..

Ids

TAZMAN

guysMY96 WRX stinks after a thrashing but still going after 82K miles. Thought when I first got the car it was the contents of my trousers..but used to the scoob now so can't be that...

ProperCharlie

I get he same smell (4k miles. i mentioned it to the dealer when it was serviced and the mechanic grinned and said 'if you drive it like they're supposed to be driven the clutch smells the whole time!'

I took this to mean my warranty was still intact...

Charlie

Iain Young

Get the same on mine, (done 9800 miles). I'm convinced it's clutch because I get the smell often if I pull away a bit quickly or have to do a major hill start. Recently got the dealer to check it out but they could find nothing wrong....

Iain

Dream Weaver

Funnily enough my MR2 makes the same smell also - I thought it was due to the engine being at the rear and much higher up - and that is at 99,700 miles

scoobycar60

Give mine some stick and my clutch smells like a good one, doesn't bode well for the long term life of the little wee thingy IMHO. Still, no sign of warp like on MYO1 WRX's and it is supposed to be bigger......we will see.

scoobyboy

we are just changing the clutch on an a prodrive sti it's done 8000mls and came apart in flakes not dust maybe these things do have a problem then?

Steven Coomber

...and this is without PPP

dazzaTypeR

They do say they go like STINK, guess you gota take it literally...

Sideways

Mine seems ok ( 3k miles )
Maybe I need to drive it harder

Jay