Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Burning Smell coming through vents

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Mon 30 Mar 2009 17:44
99 1.8 Burning Smell coming through vents - Simonss
Hi,

I'm hoping someone might be able to tell me what is wrong.

We had a sticking front calliper which was replaced in January. Since then, (perhaps it was there before) we have had a smell of burning come through the vents in the car (no air con).

When in town you usually smell it at traffic lights. And I think the smell comes from acceleration. Although after a long journey along country roads and some pretty big hills the smell was particularly bad.

I've had a look under the bonnet and noticed what looks like coolant residue (flaky pink stuff) on the right hand side of the engine. I've also noticed that the coolant level is now down below the minimum, but not by a large amount.

I've not noticed any marks on the ground under the car.

Other than the above problem the car drives well, no loss of power - although the speedo occasionally drops to zero, probably a speedo sensor issue.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Simon
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Mon 30 Mar 2009 20:27
99 1.8 Burning Smell coming through vents - Burman
Simon,a new rocker cover gasket cured my burning smell HTH Wrock
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