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I’m still not sure. It was an unmistakable smell of electrical burning, not oil burning. Plus it still retained that smell right up in the top left of the engine bay, which is quite far from the manifold? Is there anything visible I can look for to rule out a gasket leak?

Thanks for this. Off topic I know, but will it harm the ECU to just disconnect the battery and reconnect it? I remember when I had the battery replaced in ‘21 they kept power to the car during the replacement to keep the ECU happy.

That’s interesting. How was it sorted? Do you happen to have a part number by chance?

Yes, there was debris there, which was my initial concern, however it was a very prominent electrical / plastic smell, which is what really worried me.

Hey guys, I started the GTS on Sunday after probably a month in the garage. It’s on a CTEK, so started just fine and roared to life, I let it idle for a minute and then I saw smoke coming from under the bonnet, pretty much from the vent under the offside wiper. I immediately killed the engine...

There's actually another character at the front of the plate that I removed in Photoshop, hence the weird blank space. As I was doing it, I realised it made it look like a Merc-loving private plate, I thought someone might pull that up! I'll just blank it completely next time.

Such a great thread. The great thing about these cars is the excuse for a road trip! (Really want to remove that front plate, completely spoils it IMO)

Hey guys, sorry to drag this thread up after nearly a decade! I just wanted to share my journey for anyone who's been in the same boat as me recently. I wasn't happy with the life and wet-grip of the P-Zeros, and after a considerable amount of research, these posts steered me in the right...