Problem?! - I can smell a wood like burning smell coming from my car? I've noticed this a few nights now after I've got home now.

Not being a mechanic, I can't see anything melted, nor any flames for that matter. And the car still drives / acts fine though, athough I still don't like those types of smells. Electrically everything seems to be working too.

It seems to be coming from the middle / passenger side, towards the front.

Hmm dam, that's the side near the tranmission. About a month ago I had a shop change the trans oil and fit a auto trans cooler. Don't know if there's managed to screw something there. But like I said, it seems to drive fine still. Maybe I'm paranoid. :confused:

Car in question is a 2000 Magna TJ Advance Sedan, 4sp auto, ABS, cruise, lowered 1.5", whiteline rear bar, strut brace, 225/60/16 yoko tyres.

Tranmission fluid.

My TR does it since the gearbox has been serviced and it's normal. However get it checked out for piece of mind.

I've since discovered that a hose from the tranmission cooler was touching one of the raidator(?) pipes. So rubber on rubber it had made a little bit of a mark, so I guess this might've been letting off a bit of a smell.

I hope thats the case, but also make sure that the correct transmission fluid was used. Magnas have a history of auto-detonation if the wrong transmission fluid is used...

I supplied them with the mitsubishi stuff, so they have had better have put it in!!

Cool. A superbly wise move. Given how temperamental mitis auto's can be nothing more than the utmost caution is expected. Two thumbs up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I hope thats the case, but also make sure that the correct transmission fluid was used. Magnas have a history of auto-detonation if the wrong transmission fluid is used...
Yes. It seems that they used up surplus hand grenades in their automatic transmissions...

haha now there's a quote! :D lol

haha now there's a quote! :D lol
LOL, perhaps not the best choice of words in my case, nice one GAV lol ;)

Hmm, you dont have subs do ya.. they seem to want to put out a burning smell due to the voice coils heating up :D