# Burning rubber/plastic smell **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 16, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-rubber-plastic-smell/156606 "2020-01-16T00:10:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![heiman44\_162145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@heiman44\_162145](https://community.cartalk.com/u/heiman44_162145)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-rubber-plastic-smell/156606/1 "2020-01-16T00:10:20Z")
I recently bought a 2009 honda civic sdn that had some maintenance done before I purchased it. Everything seems to be running in order, no lights or codes etc but I have found that after a drive I get out and theres a burning rubber/plasitc smell and it seems like the smell is coming from the front of the car. The list of repairs is as follows 1 Exhaust pipe 1 spring kit 1 exhaust gasket back 1 front exhaust gasket 1 front lower arm right 1 front lower arm left 2 front sway bar links 1 front brake pads 2 front brake rotors 1 alignment Could anyone give me any insight as to if it could be any of these repairs/should I be concerned and have a mechanic check it out immediately? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-rubber-plastic-smell/156606/2 "2020-01-16T01:44:45Z")
Drive it for a while to see if the smell goes away. With all the exhaust components replaced, some have labels /tags glued to exhaust components that smell when burned off. Tester ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-rubber-plastic-smell/156606/3 "2020-01-16T02:05:48Z")
I’d suspect an oil leak. If oil is getting on hot exhaust parts you can get that kind of smell. ---
**Author:** ![heiman44\_162145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc29f/32.png) [@heiman44\_162145](https://community.cartalk.com/u/heiman44_162145)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-rubber-plastic-smell/156606/4 "2020-01-16T05:42:34Z")
Thanks for the response. Ill keep driving it and see what happens. The smell is not always there but sometimes its very strong when I step out.