No1Scout

Wow! I will have to look for something stuck up in there. I just have to figure out how to get to it from under the hood. There is some protective padding covering the area that does not seem to want to come off.

Could the smell really be coming from something dead stuck in the hood scoop (did not know that was what it was called)? It literally smells just in that part of the hood. Can that wooly looking material on the underside of the hood be removed to clean it out? There are no leaks, smoke etc. I cannot smell it from inside the car- only when I get out after driving.

It is a manual but I just had the clutch replaced.

I am a first time poster on this forum and hope someone can help with my question. I have a 2000 Impreza Outback Sport with about 70,000 miles on it. For the past month, there has been a strange burning-type smell coming from the hood after i drive the car and get out. It is not under the hood but just the hood itself where the raised filter-looking thing. The temperature guage is normal. I cannot figure it out. Any ideas? Check engine light goes off and on but has been doing that for months and the mechanic cannot pull up any history when he links it to the machine. Not sure if this is related.