my '06 smells hot

[sozaysven]

I know "What does hot smell like?" The car is an '06 C4 with 24K miles. I just purchased it and started using it. I am a bit surprised that the car has a "something is hot" smell after even a ten minute trip around my neighborhood speeds under 40. Yo now what I mean by a hot smell. Something is at a high temp and off gassing. Maybe brake pads, clutch, oil on a header, slight smell. I went around and touched all of the rotors so it's not a dragging pad and there is no evidence of oil.

I have always had older 911's and this was the norm, oil return tubes over heat exchangers pretty much guaranteed this.
But I didn't expect a modern water cooled one to have this? What should I check or are they just trying to keep the nostalgia thing going by doing this on purpose, or it was an option that was purchased "controlled oil leak onto header for race smell).

[tonythetarga]

The cats get really hot. Might look around them to see if there is anything touching them.

[sozaysven]

Thank you. Will do.

[FPB111]

Mufflers, they live right behind the rear tires. Also normal to smell hot rubber from cooked tire “dust”

[sozaysven]

ok, sounds pretty normal.

[Gianni at Pelican Parts]

Keep your eyes out for exhaust products from a new vendor we are working on adding right now, Soul Performance, their side muffler bypass pipes save a bunch of weight and help solve engine bay and rear tire heat management issues.

[Slowashell]

There was a recall on the fluid reserviors, and it's possible that you have some coolant leaking

[Makemydaypunk]

The cap on the overflow reservoir is also something worth examining

[sozaysven]

Ok thank you. I will check those out.

[FPB111]

If you smell antifreeze steam;

Cap # should end in 04
Tanks can split in the back where it can’t be seen. Look on the “frame”, engine side, under the tank
for stains stains, also left exhaust tip.