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Old 11-01-2019, 02:47 PM #1
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New Car Burning Smell
I purchased my 2019 TRDOR about a month and 1,700 miles ago and I've noticed a burning smell. At first I wasn't too concerned as I'm sure there's a lot of stuff that needs to burn off but given the mileage I'm becoming more worried. I now only notice it during heavy acceleration and the smell reminds me of cordite from a shooting range.

I tried searching but could only find stuff talking about the first few days/hundred miles of driving. Is this normal or something that I should be worried about?
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I noticed the same with my July 4R under heaver driving after the inital 500mi. I stopped noticing it after 5k service.

I did an easy breaking in on my 4R, varying RPM and speed never at a consistent sped for any length of time for the first 600mi. Unlike my Mazda 3 which i revved high at 300mi and noticed the same thing/smell.

Give it another 1300mi.
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Mine had that hot oil or burning brakes kind of smell for the first few times I did anything (freeway speed, engine braking, engage 4Lo, etc). The last time I noticed it was probably well over 1000mi.
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A lot of new owners complain about a burning rubber/plastic smell coming from the rear passenger side tire area for the first several thousand miles or so. Most indications seem to point to the rubber exhaust hangers heating up.
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Mine still smells like burning hair + rubber and I like it
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Catalytic converter. Beat on the truck a little bit and the smell will go away quickly.
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If memory serves me, back when all Japanese cars were shipped from Japan they all had that burning chemical smell for the first few thousand miles. I believe it was a spray on rust preventative to protect the cars during transport on ships.

I noticed it immediately when I purchased my 2019 4Runner
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Normal.

Mine went away after about 3k miles.
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Thank you all for the responses. I definitely feel better about it now as it seems pretty normal!
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Mine still has that smell almost 7 years later.
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