BMW 525iT Burning Smell

Reasons a BMW 525iT Has a Burning Smell

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35% chance it's the

Oil Leak

23% chance it's the

Worn or Open Wiring

10% chance it's the

Stuck Brake Caliper

32% chance it's

Something else

The most common reasons a BMW 525iT has a burning smell are an oil leak on to exhaust headers, short circuiting wiring, or a stuck brake caliper.

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Burning smell

Hey how are you. I’m not sure how this works but I have a question for a mechanic and I’m not one myself I know how to work on cars but long story short. My girlfriend woke me up this morning stating her car smelled like it was burning apon starting she let it sit for a little bit and the smell somewhat got worse. I’m thinking it’s an exhaust problem because how else would we be smelling it if there’s no fire nor smoke arising besides coming from the exhaust but I truly don’t know what do I need to do and where do I need to start with looking. I would take it somewhere but I don’t know if it’s drivable. Thank you! Also like to add it’s not much of a rubbery smell more like a straight out fire smell maybe the belt? Once again I have no idea where to start 😅 Thank you !

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Burning Smell

I have noticed a burning smell after driving for a while. There are no leaks coming from the engine. Oil change was done 3 days ago and tire rotation. The only thing i have noticed was one of the exhausts was leaking water and not the other one. I checked it was water not coolant. Any ideas?

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