Smell when flooring it

[Habu]

You know what. I just bought some new electrical appliances and when I opened it the smell is almost the same! Lol.

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[Habu]

Kinda like when you buy a new stove and use the oven the first time type of smell.

 

[eqi]

This is what I believe it may be. Car was bought with 5K miles in great condition. I believe the previous owner didn’t drive it as hard as me and mostly everything may be breaking in now. Still not sure what exactly is breaking in from the smell though. I’ve also noticed the brakes are more grabby after my driving after 2K miles of owning the car. The original 0w-20 was still clean and golden after the 5K mile change from previous owner.

Might be, i picked my car in summer at 30 celsius. First month i smelled some toxic shit but dealer told me that it can smell for some time .until it evapurates from the heat. I was driving hard all the time so after approx 2.5k kms no smell.

 

[Habu]

I noticed an electronics type burnt smell coming from the engine compartment when the car was new and still do, from time to time, after a spirited drive. The plastic coating on wires, fuses, or other connections can cause this smell, when temps get high under the hood. If that's what you're experiencing, then it's normal.

But yeah. It may be electronic type burnt smell.

 

[oreobbq]

The first rule of supra huffing club is you don't talk about supra huffing.

That being said, you can also run a tube through the firewall for a more direct hit.

 

[GoldenEye]

@Habu maybe it’s so fast you shit your pants?

 

[Habu]

@Habu maybe it’s so fast you shit your pants?

Gonna have to check twice next time

 

[Habu]

The first rule of supra huffing club is you don't talk about supra huffing.

That being said, you can also run a tube through the firewall for a more direct hit.

Haha, no nitrous oxide here.

 

[puzzled]

Does anyone else get a foul somewhat chemical smell whenever they step on it? Can’t really describe it. Like somewhat burning and the smell is so toxic I have to roll up the windows for a brief moment cause it’s so bad.

I think you need to roll down the windows after startling yourself..

 

[MoTeC_R]

Maybe check the hood for contamination?

 

[JST]

It could be that some type of coating/grease from the factory may still be burning off. The coating will eventually burn off and the smell should go away.

If you have doubts, take it to your toyota dealership.

 

[FLtrackdays]

But yeah. It may be electronic type burnt smell.

I’ve had that and was thinking the same thing. Whatever it was, must have burned it off at the track lol

 

[Pat]

Just so you don't think you're going crazy, I have the same problem and it's been from pretty much day 1 of ownership (2019 to present). Maybe the silver lining here is that I haven't had that smell in a couple months.

I was initially worried that it might be some sort of fluid burning, but I figured a problem would have manifested some time in the past 3 years if it was an issue

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