This might be a problem...
07-19-2007, 09:53 PM
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This might be a problem...
[1998 V6 Coupe]
My car's exhaust smells really bad. I'm not talking about when you bend over and take a whiff. I drove to a friend's house today to give him some money, and I opened my door, and the smell just overwhelmed me. Also, it randomly starts to kinda of sputter. It'll kind of jerk forward a few times, not a big jerk, just a little. I don't loose power, or RPM. I have no clue what it is. I have the Fuel Injector cleaner in my tank, and I'm about 3/8th of my tank left, and it's still doing it.
Could it be I have a bad injector? I also have a 'Check Engine' light on. The person I bought it from said it's been on forever, she went to the shop and they said it was an electronic error that doesn't really need to be fixed. I'm gunna get it fixed whenever I can. But, maybe the light's for the injector?
My car's exhaust smells really bad. I'm not talking about when you bend over and take a whiff. I drove to a friend's house today to give him some money, and I opened my door, and the smell just overwhelmed me. Also, it randomly starts to kinda of sputter. It'll kind of jerk forward a few times, not a big jerk, just a little. I don't loose power, or RPM. I have no clue what it is. I have the Fuel Injector cleaner in my tank, and I'm about 3/8th of my tank left, and it's still doing it.
Could it be I have a bad injector? I also have a 'Check Engine' light on. The person I bought it from said it's been on forever, she went to the shop and they said it was an electronic error that doesn't really need to be fixed. I'm gunna get it fixed whenever I can. But, maybe the light's for the injector?
07-19-2007, 10:06 PM
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RE: This might be a problem...
I'm no expert on singleports, but I know that the head gaskets blow fairly easily.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_t...wn_head_gasket
The first answer says "white colored or sweet smelling exhaust."
I did a "find" for smell on the page, and a few results came up. If its sweet smelling, you're not going to be happy.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_t...wn_head_gasket
The first answer says "white colored or sweet smelling exhaust."
I did a "find" for smell on the page, and a few results came up. If its sweet smelling, you're not going to be happy.
07-19-2007, 10:53 PM
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RE: This might be a problem...
Nah. None of those. You can't see anything coming out of the exhaust. Nor do I feel any real performance loss... or coolant over-flow. Infact, my engine runs pretty cool.
And I can't really describe the smell. It just smells.... bad.
And I can't really describe the smell. It just smells.... bad.
07-20-2007, 12:29 AM
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RE: This might be a problem...
ORIGINAL: ScottXL
What the hell is "sweet smelling"?
What the hell is "sweet smelling"?
It is a completely different smell than uncombusted gasoline, or burning oil.
I don't know what the OP means by a really awful smell, a really bad smell. I never thought of any smell as being really bad, or really good, although burnt oil tends to make me nauseas.
To help the OP, need a few more clues. Color of smoke, if any, operating conditions causing the smell.
Or buy a code reader and read the code. "Just an electronic error" please, that mechanic was not doing you any favors.
There are a number of codes for injector faults, but an injector is just a on/off valve for fuel to be sprayed right in front of the intake valve.Might be the answer if you consider gasoline smell as "reaally bad."
When you say you have a bad smell as soon as you exit the vehicle, sounds like you have some dead animal (or other foreign material) baking on your exhaust.
A cat cooking on your cat. Not a pretty picture.
07-20-2007, 12:46 AM
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RE: This might be a problem...
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I actually had a friend who called me once telling me her car was making meowing noises... I told her to pop the hood and try and look to see if maybe a belt was slipping or something when I hear her open the hood and she screams, "Oh my God, Tigger!" (Her cat's name)
I actually had a friend who called me once telling me her car was making meowing noises... I told her to pop the hood and try and look to see if maybe a belt was slipping or something when I hear her open the hood and she screams, "Oh my God, Tigger!" (Her cat's name)
07-20-2007, 12:46 AM
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RE: This might be a problem...
ORIGINAL: MantaDreams
A blown head gasket dumping coolant into the chamber, boiling in the combustion process, and exiting the exhaust has a "sweet smell." Hard to explain unless you smell it for yourself... its just the best way to describe it. And the best way to know for sure is using the two other symptoms: white puffing smoke (steam), and unexplained loss in coolant, although sometimes the coolant leak can be so slight that it doesn't have enough vapor to condense into the white smoke.
It is a completely different smell than uncombusted gasoline, or burning oil.
I don't know what the OP means by a really awful smell, a really bad smell. I never thought of any smell as being really bad, or really good, although burnt oil tends to make me nauseas.
To help the OP, need a few more clues. Color of smoke, if any, operating conditions causing the smell.
Or buy a code reader and read the code. "Just an electronic error" please, that mechanic was not doing you any favors.
There are a number of codes for injector faults, but an injector is just a on/off valve for fuel to be sprayed right in front of the intake valve.Might be the answer if you consider gasoline smell as "reaally bad."
When you say you have a bad smell as soon as you exit the vehicle, sounds like you have some dead animal (or other foreign material) baking on your exhaust.
A cat cooking on your cat. Not a pretty picture.
ORIGINAL: ScottXL
What the hell is "sweet smelling"?
What the hell is "sweet smelling"?
It is a completely different smell than uncombusted gasoline, or burning oil.
I don't know what the OP means by a really awful smell, a really bad smell. I never thought of any smell as being really bad, or really good, although burnt oil tends to make me nauseas.
To help the OP, need a few more clues. Color of smoke, if any, operating conditions causing the smell.
Or buy a code reader and read the code. "Just an electronic error" please, that mechanic was not doing you any favors.
There are a number of codes for injector faults, but an injector is just a on/off valve for fuel to be sprayed right in front of the intake valve.Might be the answer if you consider gasoline smell as "reaally bad."
When you say you have a bad smell as soon as you exit the vehicle, sounds like you have some dead animal (or other foreign material) baking on your exhaust.
A cat cooking on your cat. Not a pretty picture.
I haven't gotten any codes for it yet. I just wanted to see if anyone could figure it out.
As for the smoke: there is none. A while ago it let out one really really light gray puff of smoke... and that's it. I don't think I'm losing any coolant, and it does kind of smell like burning oil.
07-20-2007, 01:03 AM
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RE: This might be a problem...
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I actually had a friend who called me once telling me her car was making meowing noises... I told her to pop the hood and try and look to see if maybe a belt was slipping or something when I hear her open the hood and she screams, "Oh my God, Tigger!" (Her cat's name)
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I actually had a friend who called me once telling me her car was making meowing noises... I told her to pop the hood and try and look to see if maybe a belt was slipping or something when I hear her open the hood and she screams, "Oh my God, Tigger!" (Her cat's name)
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