burning rubber smell

[FTD]

good post. I had wondered about that burning smell, too. It seems intermittent for me, and I have been watching the forum for answers.

[dmcutter]

That sounds reasonable. I smell that too, from time to time, and when I've had the car worked (including RMS at 15k miles) no one has ever said anything was amiss. I vote for rubber on the muffler!

[turbo23dog]

I've noticed the smell on my 00 S too. I pulled the engine cover off to take a look in there and noticed that the foam pad that is glued to the firewall is split and pulling free in few places. I thought that some of these hanging pad pieces could be the source of the smell but was not able to confirm this.

[RandallNeighbour]

And I thought that burning smell was the simple fact that I am one hot driver tearing up the pavement with my mid-engine curve carving machine

Went for a 2 hour drive in the countryside outside of Houston yesterday and the car smelled a LOT because I was running through the gears to 6000 rpm the whole time.

I likened it my boxster's version of one of those satisfying belches or farts after a great meal. :dance:

[Kirk]

I have this smell too. Loren who runs Renntech told me what it was one time at one of our tech sessions. I can't recall exactly what he said though, but I just kind of shrugged it off as not being important then. I think he said it was either oil burning (I do have a little seeping oil but no drips) or from heavy use of the brakes. Why the brakes would give off a burnt rubber smell though I do not understand. I do notice this more after driving 100+ mph and then having to use the brakes heavily to slow down...

Kirk

[super66]

05 box and it stinks like burning rubber time to time too