I've started getting a burning hairdryer smell or burnt water possibly smell in my car when the heat control is in the hot position even without the interior fan on? if i put it to cool i don't smell it.
Back story: drove to bristol the other day from London in the pouring rain. when i got there the temp just went over half in traffic and the radiator fan kicked in, then i got this wiff of what i thought was burning electrics. i pulled over opened the bonnet and could smell it from the radiator area... after that it wasnt so bad once it cooled down . I guessed it was the rad fan burning out as the car regularly goes from cool to half temp and it kicks in to cool it.
Yesterday i tried to reenact the problem while i was on the way to an auto electric shop and just as Rad fan kicked in i'd get this burning smell again. When i got to the shop you could smell it a little outside the car and the bloke who worked there thought it wasnt electrical as the fan spins smooth and nothing looked burnt on the wiring.
I replaced the radiator/hoses/ stat and coolant in december so surprised if it was any of that. Water seems to be full up. Any ideas? not had this smell before and i drive the car daily and it regularly gets hot/rad fan kicking in.
Back story: drove to bristol the other day from London in the pouring rain. when i got there the temp just went over half in traffic and the radiator fan kicked in, then i got this wiff of what i thought was burning electrics. i pulled over opened the bonnet and could smell it from the radiator area... after that it wasnt so bad once it cooled down . I guessed it was the rad fan burning out as the car regularly goes from cool to half temp and it kicks in to cool it.
Yesterday i tried to reenact the problem while i was on the way to an auto electric shop and just as Rad fan kicked in i'd get this burning smell again. When i got to the shop you could smell it a little outside the car and the bloke who worked there thought it wasnt electrical as the fan spins smooth and nothing looked burnt on the wiring.
I replaced the radiator/hoses/ stat and coolant in december so surprised if it was any of that. Water seems to be full up. Any ideas? not had this smell before and i drive the car daily and it regularly gets hot/rad fan kicking in.
