Exhaust dripping
05-01-2011, 08:53 PM
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Exhaust dripping
Hey guys, I have a 1995 GT with an offroad xpype. so yesterday i was driving
it around for a good 2hrs or so, and i noticed that the smell of gas became way stronger than usual. I mean i could really smell it inside the car. so i pulled over and i checked the exhaust. I say a small wet spot on the ground under the tips near the wheels, so it wasnt dripping out of the tips completely. I dipped my finger in the puddle expecting it to be water from normal condensation from the exhaust, becuase that's what it always was before. But this time, it was a brownish fluid, which smelled like gas. So i'm guessing it was a mixture of oil and gas. so I drove home instantly, and when i got home, there was no drips. I'm wondering what the problem could be.
Additional info-when i first got the car like 5 months ago, there was practically no engine oil left, so when i refilled it, i put just a little too much in, so the dipstick showed that i had overfilled it by like a quarter of an inch. Maybe this has something to do with it?
I also average around 12.5-13 miles to the gallon...so i'm wondering if that is a result of the engine running rich or something
it around for a good 2hrs or so, and i noticed that the smell of gas became way stronger than usual. I mean i could really smell it inside the car. so i pulled over and i checked the exhaust. I say a small wet spot on the ground under the tips near the wheels, so it wasnt dripping out of the tips completely. I dipped my finger in the puddle expecting it to be water from normal condensation from the exhaust, becuase that's what it always was before. But this time, it was a brownish fluid, which smelled like gas. So i'm guessing it was a mixture of oil and gas. so I drove home instantly, and when i got home, there was no drips. I'm wondering what the problem could be.
Additional info-when i first got the car like 5 months ago, there was practically no engine oil left, so when i refilled it, i put just a little too much in, so the dipstick showed that i had overfilled it by like a quarter of an inch. Maybe this has something to do with it?
I also average around 12.5-13 miles to the gallon...so i'm wondering if that is a result of the engine running rich or something
Last edited by giosoccer20; 05-01-2011 at 08:54 PM. Reason: added info.
05-01-2011, 11:56 PM
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if you wanted to be fuel conscience you would be driving 55 on the freeway and slowly merging. do you do that ?????
05-01-2011, 11:59 PM
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attempt #3
your exhaust should exit even raw fuel out thre back...so smelling it inside would ....to me....indicate a broken pipe
your exhaust should exit even raw fuel out thre back...so smelling it inside would ....to me....indicate a broken pipe
05-02-2011, 12:01 AM
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apparently i gotta do a quote at a time not in 1 post....
Additional info-when i first got the car like 5 months ago, there was practically no engine oil left, so when i refilled it, i put just a little too much in, so the dipstick showed that i had overfilled it by like a quarter of an inch. Maybe this has something to do with it?
no above the hatchmarks is normal
Additional info-when i first got the car like 5 months ago, there was practically no engine oil left, so when i refilled it, i put just a little too much in, so the dipstick showed that i had overfilled it by like a quarter of an inch. Maybe this has something to do with it?
05-02-2011, 07:50 AM
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LOL that is very true. i dont even know the meaning of driving 55 and merging slowly. what language is that?
05-02-2011, 07:55 AM
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yea the xpypes are notorious for hanging low, and i have scraped them going across speed bumps 3-4 times, but the last time was around 2 months ago, and i just noticed this problem. And also, what about the fact that the fluid was brownish? It didn't seem like straight gas. Gasket maybe??
