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Old 04-18-07, 06:52 PM
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strong exhaust smell frm engine bay

the car stinks really bad in the garage after I pull in. I am thinking about replacing the exhaust gasket but not sure if that's the problem...any tips?
Old 04-18-07, 07:14 PM
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Can you actually see any exhaust leaking out? Maybe wait until the morning and look with a flashlight. Do you have a cat on the car?
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edit... thought you said fuel
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feel around for an exhaust leak
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Arent there better ways to find exhaust leaks other than feeling around?

is there a safe way to make your car smoke, like shoot something into your intake manifold that causes the exhaust to smoke? Then it would be easy to find an exhaust leak.
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if there was i donno if id pump it into my fd
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Your thinking of the smoking method. Yes, you can buy a kit for a pretty penny or rig up a vaccume cleaner to push in smoke, not suck. Fill from the tailpipe and look for the leaks... Though i would just listen for it. You could have cracked manifold, dp gasket, or manifold gasket blown out. Goodluck!
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ok, it's my cat that's causing the smell. took it to a muffler shop and the main cat was fried.
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