I would wager your throw-out bearing has given up the ghost. Mine did that, & boy it was a bit scary! Had the screeching when shifting, hot smell from the engine compartment, & a bit of smoke wafting up from behind the engine. Not an expensive part to replace, but a pain doing the tranny-drop thing. Go ahead & replace the pilot bearing (~$4); depending on milage, overhaul the clutch plate & pressure plate, too. Drive Stainless Robert VIN 6924 > From: daviddelorean@xxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Noise & Smell - something happened > > For the past 2 days I've noticed a loud whining noise (not grinding) when my car (manual trans) is in gear but I have my foot off the accelerator. Tonight it happened again and the engine was making a real wierd noise. Then the car was consumed by what smelled like burning rubber. Any ideas? I think a belt in the engine compartment slipped off or something. ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/