I'm noticing the infiltrartion of exterior fumes entering into the interior, and was wondering what it could be, how to remedy.

(Windows up fan/ac on)I stopped at a red light and the person in the car next to me is smoking, and I am getting the cig smoke odor, also happens with trucks and their exhaust. I'm thinking that the Door ,Hatch, and the shifter seals might need to be replaced, but was wondering if there was anything else that could cause this infiltration.

Any thoughts, helpful comments, suggestions.

 

you have a hole in your exhaust somewhere. Might want to check the gaskets as well.

 

Check the shifter boots. It's common for them to wear out, tear and allow fumes into the car. Also, do a search of the forum, because I recall someone finding an exhaust fumes leak problem in the hatch/tail light area.

 

Yeah. If your shifter is hot to the touch, then your problem is most likely the shift boots. You can get a new set at Mazdatrix. I swapped my old ones out and it made a nice difference.

I still smell exhaust, but I believe it because if my intake/header/exhaust with no sort of fuel management. I need an SAFC2. If you have an aftermarket exhaust, maybe that's your problem too.

 

I'm not really geting much of an gasoline exhaust smell, just other smells from other vehicles and stuff outside of the car. Cigarettes, other vehicle exhaust, (I say other vehicle exhaust because it's more noticable with diesels.

 

Shifter is not hot... boots on that are ok, not torn or anything

 

That has nothing to do with what he was saying, he is saying he is getting external smells into his car... Not exhaust smells from his own car.

I agree with everyone else, check your shifter boots.

 

or it is normal.

the intake duct for your interior is at your wiper cowl, you will get air from outside the vehicle coming into the vehicle so some smells are unavoidable but maybe you just hadn't noticed it before.

 

you can close outside smells off by pressing the button next to the a/c on button