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......

 

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

 

Mines the same.

Chip.

 

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

 

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

 

Yup - I too have a smelly STi.

Ian

 

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

 

Thankfully no problems on my side..

 

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

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

Ids

 

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...

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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?

 

...and this is without PPP

 

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

 

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

Jay