Carefully watch the fluid levels. If you are adding any (like brake, clutch, or COOLANT!) then you already know what's burning. My guess is coolant as coolant leaks are very common on a 20 year old car! There are several sources of leaks on top of tthe motor and you will never see a drop on the ground as it evaporates from the heat of the motor (that's why the smell). Pressure test to 15 psi for 15 min. Anti-freeze has a "sweet" smell to it as opposed to oils which have a "burnt" smell. Maybe you ran over a plastic bag and some of it is still melting on the exhaust pipes and muffler. Don't laugh, it has happened to me! Take a look under the car, maybe you have the remnants of some critter that crawled into somewhere warm and expired.(I don't really think so as they don't give off white smoke but I have seen some strange things.) David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Joshua Shain" <JoshyBallgame@xxxx> wrote: > > I have noticed small amounts of white smoke emerging from the engine > compartment of my DeLorean on occassion. It doesn't do it all the time, and > I cannot figure out what the catalyst might be, but obviously it's rather > nerveracking. There is often a minor burning scent after driving it, but > I've noticed the smell on many other cars after they have been driven (not > just DeLoreans). Other than that, she runs fine. > She's a 1983 Five-Speed. Any thoughts? > > -Joshua > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com