vtr burning smell through heater

1. ReadieeVTS Established Member Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 1084 saxo Mk1 westie VTS saxo mk2 VTR S1 106 16v

   #1 14th May 2010, 13:27

   yesterday i was driving to me girlfriends house and everytime i come upto a junction i could smell burning through my heaters, so i parked up at tesco's to check what it could be, and as i was about to get out me car the heater stopped and the battery light come on for about 2 seconds, upon that i took the car out again and got it upto running temperature to see if the problem reocurred and it did... the alternator seems to be as hot as the engine is that problem? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Lee
2. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

   #2 14th May 2010, 13:44

   Mine smells like something is "cooking" aswell, its not an unpleasant smell but just smells a bit funky. Cant really describe it.
3. ReadieeVTS Established Member Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 1084 saxo Mk1 westie VTS saxo mk2 VTR S1 106 16v

   #3 14th May 2010, 13:51

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by johnr32 Mine smells like something is "cooking" aswell, its not an unpleasant smell but just smells a bit funky. Cant really describe it.

   yeah its quite a hard description of the smell but should the alternator be that hot? Lee
4. ReadieeVTS Established Member Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 1084 saxo Mk1 westie VTS saxo mk2 VTR S1 106 16v

   #4 14th May 2010, 19:08

   any1 know?
5. chris84 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!

   #5 14th May 2010, 20:21

   Yes mate i had this problem last week, something burned out in the alternator and i had a few lights come up on my dash (air bag, abs ... ) car cut out and wouldn't start after that, turned out the alternator was fucked!! Luckily i had it reconditioned a few months ago and its got 12mnts warranty so took it back and got it sorted. Thank fuck! Sounds like the same problem to me mate.
6. ReadieeVTS Established Member Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 1084 saxo Mk1 westie VTS saxo mk2 VTR S1 106 16v

   #6 17th May 2010, 12:14

   Cheers mate, id best get down a5 salvage and get another alternator then thanks
7. user_40784 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768

   #7 17th May 2010, 12:39

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxovtr18 Cheers mate, id best get down a5 salvage and get another alternator then thanks

   Keep us updated as to whether this solves the problem.
8. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #8 17th May 2010, 13:44

   You ight be jumping the gun a bit getting a new alternator. It will be hot because it is bolted to the engine. Quite often the smell is a breather pipe popped off and you are getting the blow by gasses into the car. If your battery light is on then by all means a new alternator is the way to go but it sounds like its working okay from what you've wrote.
9. Philly1983 Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 230 53 Saxo VTR, 57 207

   #9 17th May 2010, 14:15

   Ive had a similar thing recently and it turned out to be a very slight oil leak just above the pressure switch dripping onto the lambada and burning up, mines a mk 2 vtr. hope this helps.
10. 141chris141 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belfast Posts: 154 98 posi blue vtr phase2 amizon green vtr

    #10 21st May 2010, 13:39

    my rocker gasket was leaking a bit and burning oil of the mana fold that smells a bit