Will Cheyney Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 My Lupo GTI has just started making what I can only describe as a hot plastic smell once the engine gets hot.Does anyone have any ideas what this could potentially be?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 melting plastic ?You really need to be more specific on this.Internal, external, have you 'sniffed' and narrowed down the area ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Cheyney Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi Rich,Yeah, melting plastic. It's coming from the front of the car. The smell appears strongest around the wheel arches as opposed to the engine bay itself.It's strongest externally, but it comes through the vent into the car at times.Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 it's not a carrier bag on the exhaust by any chance? it's happened to me before, spent ages looking for it. geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Cheyney Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Bloody hell. Yes! I can see the remains of a nasty blue carrier bag down there. Thanks : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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