Has anyone come across a bad smell coming into the cabin at high revs aroung 3500 4000rpm?? Its as if rubber is burning without the wheelspins if you know what i mean? possibly a belt change...........?????

Oh yeah and did i mention how nasty the smells is- passengers never appreciate it, but i usually say "why dont you walk so"........

Is this only when your moving or stationary.

If you've got a burning rubber smell, the obvious thing to check for is burning rubber.

Check all your belts for obvious signs of wear, also give your front tyres a thorough check over - incase they're scrubbing against something,

if you only notice it when yor driving then it could be the clutch.

Clutch giving off a burning rubber smell?

I used to have this problem but its gone away since i changed my rims n tyres... I did have bad tyre wear on the nearside front.. I cant promise that this is the problem though

hey Phil thats strange that cos my left front went really bad after I had the car tracked earlier this year, was almost bald on theinside edge.

Funny smells happen all the time in my motor... sometimes its burning oil sometimes its rubber and other times its just me... I have never figured out what it wa tho., apart from when it was me.

I prefer to assume that any strange smells are coming from the other cars around me rather than from mine ...

Must admit I do the same Smotter ... I often site there, sniff and then blame it on the car in front... makes for peace of mind

Have you ever stopped at a traffic light and thought your engine was about to explode, or shoot out of its mountings, only to realise there's a VW Beetle stopped next to you ???

I hate been stuck ata Junction or traffic lights when there is a noisy car around, or smelly car or one that is tap tap tapping .... bugs the hell out of me lol always wonder if its mine making the noise or smell...

i got a terrible smell, for some reason it only smells wen im with a certain unnamed friend, hmm, intersting

Hmm all interesting answers especially about smelling yourself, luckily i leave my fully clad rubber suit at home so i dont think its me.....Though about the tyres but ive had them off and on, and off and then back on.. so i cant see an obvious fault there. looks like im goin after the belts then....

Oh yeah got a quote of 30 pounds for a rocker cover gasket part, sound about right???or a tad steep???????

[quote="essex-lad"]Clutch giving off a burning rubber smell?

I used to have this problem but its gone away since i changed my rims n tyres... I did have bad tyre wear on the nearside front.. I cant promise that this is the problem though [/quote]

didnt notice the rubber bit

Rubber clutch disk...........hmmmm could make for some fun driving......or eh no driving at all:lol:

[quote="fixdemfones"]Oh yeah got a quote of 30 pounds for a rocker cover gasket part, sound about right???or a tad steep???????[/quote]

I paid R270 for mine - about 22 pounds and 50p at current rates, and that was from Mazda ...

f*** it i think il just go for it, the lil leak is tickin me off now so 30 quid it is.......

Mr McB provided us with a link to an MX5 website - they are selling a tappet cover gasket which looks identical to mine for 10 pounds ...

[url]http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/240[/url]

I got my gasket for £5 at a local parts shop