on going exhaust leak smell?
#1
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:02 PM
bought the car in march of this year. within the same month it got vandalised.. and i hadnt driven it that much...
it went away and got repaired...(bodykti and new paint etc)
but when driving away i smelt the familar smell of car fumes...
but carried on driving got it home.. and took it to the exhaust centre...
they couldnt see anything wrong with it
been back and forth to different garages at least 15 - 30 times. and then we found a 2 inch crack in the manifold.. so rather than mess around me and bristolminimad decided a full system would treat the car
this meant 180 quids worth of exhaust.. full system.. replaced all mounts.. all gaskets and all nuts and bolts.. even went as far as to change the studs on the head!
drove it around last night.. and assumed the smell i could smell would be the new exhaust heating off.. burning its protective layer and the paint giving off some fumes.
but as i dont have any bulkhead sound deadening.. it was quite bad in the car. but still smelt the same as before.
gave it a few good runs... let it cool..and then another few.. and its made no difference.. its exactly the same as before.. the same smell as before. Now anyone would assume that it isnt my exhaust making the smell but i dont know what could be!!!
ive looked underneith and in the engine bay and theres nothing smoking!
any ideas??
#2
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:10 PM
#3
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:13 PM
just a thought
#4
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:16 PM
battery cable melting on the exhuast ?
had previous problems with this before but had a new cable put in running a different route.
so its not the battery cable melting
#5
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:16 PM
Just an idea, not sure if it could happen, but whats the boot seal like? could the fumes be coming up and into the boot? i know if you drive with the boot on a hatchback open it fills the car
just a thought
doesnt have a boot seal at the moment but when it had a new seal put on previously it was still as bad..
but surely my boot boards would stop some of it
#6
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:28 PM
#7
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:30 PM
#8
Posted 02 August 2007 - 03:04 PM
ill tighten down the manifold bolts once more..
what can i use to blank off the bulkhead from the cabin? anything i can stick down or spray on??
#9
Posted 02 August 2007 - 03:51 PM
#10
Posted 02 August 2007 - 04:01 PM
#11
Posted 02 August 2007 - 04:01 PM
#12
Posted 02 August 2007 - 04:02 PM
but it doesnt smell like petrol.. :S
i guess ill have to have another look and see..
but failing that ill just have to do something to stop the smell over the weekend to get to smd?
#13
Posted 02 August 2007 - 04:03 PM
(no dont, maybe the interior though >?)
Edited by Mephiston, 02 August 2007 - 04:04 PM.
#14
Posted 02 August 2007 - 05:54 PM
Alan...
#15
Posted 02 August 2007 - 06:51 PM
If it has a carb it's not flooding slightly?
Fuel pump ok?
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