Me and a buddy of mine were out screwing around the other night after we left work and were racing down a back road (yea not exactly much of a race lol) and i started smelling something funny. I looked down the the temp gauge and it was little higher than normal, up to the 4th bar but has never gone past the 3rd before this even if i did beat on it. So since then, ive have noticed a slight hint of the smell when the car gets up to the 3rd bar. Well i had to run out to do some stuff a little bit ago, but never really noticed the smell. On my way home i about ran over by some dumbass in an f-350, so i had to get on it to get out of his way. Then i got a big wiff of it, alogn with the temp gauge being up at the 4th line again. I pulled off to where my buddy works and we were looking around for leaks or anything, but the only thing we really saw was a tiny amount of smoke coming from the lower front or what should be the right side of the motor. we could also faintly smell it to.
I cant say that ive ever smelled coolant burning, so im not sure if it thats or not. We did check the oil to see if there was coolant in it, but it seems ok and the car isnt smoking like it should be with a blown head gasket. Any idea;s on what to check for?