My pickup just turned 50K miles and I have been getting a burning smell from the engine (Tacoma, 2001, manaual, V6). The burning smell is not always present. I took it in for service and they told me I needed a clutch. Surprised, it would be the first time in 4 manual transmissions that I needed a new clutch (note: my wife did tow a trailer across country). So I had them replace the clutch, and I still get the burning smell on occasion. I have had no slipping, no grinding, no problems with shifting.
Is this a transmission problem? Do V6's run hotter? Any suggestions?
Dave