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VW Golf, burning smell

  • 07-05-2016 2:39pm
    #1
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭


    Hello, i have a 1.4 petrol golf - its a 07
    Today i was driving it for about half an hour, when i got home i could smell a burning smell (like the clutch) the smell was coming from the left back arch- i could feel the heat coming out of there, the exhaust could have a hole as its a bit louder than usual and its wet today if that makes a difference

    any help please?


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Touch the alloy, is it hotter than the other three?
    If so the caliper is sticking and you need to take it apart and fix it.
    Are you handy around cars?


  • #3
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    biko wrote: »
    Touch the alloy, is it hot? If so the caliper is sticking and you need to take it apart and fix it.
    Are you handy around cars?

    Its on steelies but it would be cooled down by now, would ya **** up the brake rotors if ya drove it again..id be fairly handy alri if you gave me a rough idea on ehat to do


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    No, you won't **** up the brake discs ("rotors" is American English) with a sezied caliper.
    Next time you drive it, check afterwards if that steel is hotter than the others, and report back.


  • #5
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    biko wrote: »
    No, you won't **** up the brake discs ("rotors" is American English) with a sezied caliper.
    Next time you drive it, check afterwards if that steel is hotter than the others, and report back.

    Ive to drive 100 miles later to collect someone, will that be to much?


  • #6
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    Conorh123 wrote: »
    Ive to drive 100 miles later to collect someone, will that be to much?

    All 4 are hot


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  • #7
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Hmm, that sounds odd. The alloys/steels shouldn't be "hot" (too hot to touch) at all.
    The main brakes are on the fronts so the rear wheels should be cool to touch and not even warm.


  • #8
    Conorh123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Conorh123


    biko wrote: »
    Hmm, that sounds odd. The alloys/steels shouldn't be "hot" (too hot to touch) at all.
    The main brakes are on the fronts so the rear wheels should be cool to touch and not even warm.

    Sorry I wasn't clear enough, I meant to say all 4 discs are hot (to hot to put finger on) but that's normal , steelies were only Luke warm


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