After a burnout, the smoke from the tires dissipated, and i popped the hood cause smoke was still coming out. And my engine was smoking pretty bad and it smells like burning fluids now even after a few days i thought it was from the rubber on the tires but the smell is still there is this normal?

 

This is your second post about problems...maybe you are abusing your car...

 

As per what I posted in your other thread, probably burned up the clutch + burning tires = smelly ::roll eyes::

 

I try to keep it nice and healthy, it could be nothin i just want to be sure. And if it is something major i would like to fix it before something worst happen

 

dont mess around....

 

yes it is normal to constantly abuse the car and have problems.

might i ask why you were doing a burnout?

 

Should i just take it to the dealer and let them deal with it?

 

Not for abuse

 

I wanted to see how fast 0-60 really was on the car so i wanted good traction

 

with street tires you hurt performance to 60 rather then helped it.

street tires are meant to disipate heat not retain it. they arent drag radials. why dont people get that?

 

I know now, im not trying to abuse it, that would be stupid as much as i paid for it. im just trying to get some numbers from it. thats all

 

bc ppl are dumb they dont know wat they are doing. they just think it looks tight to do burnouts and then wat u know your clutch burns up and need a new one. ppl sometimes dont know doing **** like that will f&&* up your car.

 

sounds bad dude, I hope not, but spending $$ is a good teacher.

 

Well im going to have the dealer look at it, turns out i was suppose to had brought it in a few weeks ago because i had problems with the gearbox. so im gonna take it to them and see whats going on with it. thanks guys for the info ***appreciate it***

 

might i warn everyone on here that i've noticed MULTIPLE trolls on our site recently coming on to just report problems?? not even posting a picture of their car, all they say is this and that is wrong and burning and broken ect ect..........there is over 15 articles on the Cobalt SS/TC written by auto magazine and ZERO have had any issues with their cobalts, and believe me when i say THEY BEAT ON THE COBALT SS/TC while it's in their garage............not saying the the OP is forsure a troll but, css.net members beware.......

 

If your car was wheel hopping during your burnout, you have probably broken your transmission case which is allowing fluid to leak into the clutch housing which creates the burning smell.

GM has a TSB which tells them not to fix the transmission under warranty.

 

haha i love people (alot of honda drivers) who do a huge burn out on their street tires at the track...what a joke.

why were you doing a burnout? was there some girls around you thought you would look cool around?

man..it really does nothing..your just hurting your car.

 

That's the dumbest theory I've ever heard.

When people have problems... they search the internet. When you search the internet for anything Cobalt related... you will find this site, guaranteed.

 

yeah and if this guy really is a troll...he wasted 10 dollars on premium membership lol

 

thats how i found it

 

Me Deux

 

I dunno. You guys seem a bit hard on the OP imo. You have never done a burn out? You've never sped? Give the guy a brake, he driving the car like GM thought half the drivers who buy the car would drive the car.

If the car breaks, take it to the dealer, abuse or not!

 

ive never once burned out in my car and ive owned it since i was 16

 

Never done a burnout in mine either. Just driving your car on the road is enough to build up a decent amount of heat in your tires.

 

I dunno. I don't know any males with decent cars that have never done a burnout. I have done one with ever car I have owned, do it with every rental and will probably continue until the day I die.