As I mentioned in a post earlier, my oil cap came loose and some oil spilled out. Today I went out to get some S100 motorcycle cleaner and it cleaned everything under my hood very well. Then I thoroughly rinsed everything with a nose. But now I am getting a faint smell from the engine. Seems like water vapor with a slight burnt smell to it. Anyone else had this before?

 

Ben- It sounds familar and will eventually burn off and go away.

 

yup! It should

 

 

Just some residual cleaner that you missed or dripped to the underside of the engine. It'll be fine in a couple days.

 

"nose" ... "smell" This is so funny.

 

Directly spraying your engine with a hose probably isnt the best idea... I have a friend who took his car to a car wash one time. He opened the hood, sprayed the engine bay, then got back in his car only to find it wouldn't start because he had gotten some water or moisture in his distributor. Doh!

 

the smell could be comming from your cabin filter they need to be changed alot.So replace it .It's easy .

 

That explains everything!

 

it will go away after a while. start your car, leave your hood open and let it "simmer" LOL