# Subaru smells bad

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-smells-bad/29120>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 14, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-smells-bad/29120 "2009-04-14T03:47:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunny2009](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@Sunny2009](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sunny2009)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-smells-bad/29120/1 "2009-04-14T03:47:16Z")

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Hi Tom and Ray,  
  
  
  
 My name is Sean and I am from Norther California. I have been listening to your car talk show 5 years now. I remembered that somebody called in to your show asked about why his car smells bad couple years ago.  
  
  
  
 I have a 2005 Subaru Outback. I have one question that kind of similar to the question was asked by the other person couple years ago in your show. My Subaru start smells bad when I am in idle state or after I stop. It smells some kind of rubber burning. I was trying to find wheather there is any leak in my engine or not but I could not find any leak from the engine. Can you help me where is the smell comes from?  
  
  
  
 The second question is that, the AC stopping working since last winter. I think it could be the electrical clutch problem because when I turned the AC button and I did not hear the electrical clutch engage. Could this be the possible reason why the AC would not work?