Hot smell from rear passenger side (RHD car) - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Rob Plummer · 21st April 2005, 10:30

Hot smell - almost like a rubber smell.

Tyre seems hot on inside - but it's very close to the exhaust.........

Only seems to do it when damp.

is it just the heat off the exhaust or something more sinister?

Mmm-Five · 21st April 2005, 11:56

I get it most days, sometime a rubber smell, sometimes a slightly more burnt hair smell.

Either that or you've got a plastic bag stuck under there that is melting slowly.

Rob Plummer · 21st April 2005, 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mmm-Five

I get it most days, sometime a rubber smell, sometimes a slightly more burnt hair smell.

Either that or you've got a plastic bag stuck under there that is melting slowly.

Cheers Tony,

Nowt to worry about then I guess?

Bryn · 21st April 2005, 12:30

Mine does this too... not caught fire yet after nearly 4 years!!

Cheers,
Bryn.

day · 21st April 2005, 23:58

I had a hot rubber smell - it was the propshaft donut disintegrating

ECM4 · 22nd April 2005, 16:03

Have a look underneath......I had a similar problem and found the remains of something plastic melted to the cat's. It took weeks to burn it off....