Why is my car filling with exhaust?
Either too much fuel is being added to the engine, or not enough air is getting to the engine, and the computer is unable to compensate automatically. Gasoline that gets into the exhaust can also cause a backfire, or damage to the catalytic converter. You’ll smell that familiar, acrid aroma of a filling station.
What happens if exhaust fumes get in your car?
“If someone’s driving with this problem for a while, their body will become saturated with it.” That exposure can cause respiratory problems and, worse, a lack of oxygen to the brain. “That would mean blacking out. And, to put it mildly, that’s really, really bad while you’re driving,” he said.
Why does my car have a pungent gas smell?
An exhaust leak before the catalytic converter can have a pungent fuel smell, because the exhaust includes a lot of unburnt gasses before the converter cleans them out of the system on the way to the tail pipe. Listen for a louder-than-normal exhaust noise, if you accelerate and the engine sounds loud or different, you could have an exhaust leak.
Why do I Smell exhaust inside the cabin of my car?
The smoke will lead you right to the leak. The exhaust should exit only out of the tail pipe, far away from the fresh air intake and the interior of the car. xpda has a very good answer. I would augment it with an additional caution: carbon monoxide effects are cumulative, they don’t go away very quickly once you are in fresh air…
Why does my Audi car smell so bad?
If the engine is running and i load the boot the smell is unbearable as is the smell in the cabin. I have had the front exhaust/cat replaced and they have looked and looked. i have a full service with all audi parts They did an emissions test which it passed with flying colours.
What should I do if I Smell exhaust in my car?
An easy way to check for the leak is to pull a vacuum line off the intake and suck a small amount (1 – 2oz) of transmission fluid into the intake via that vacuum line. Make sure the vehicle is outside, because it’s going to smoke a lot. The smoke will lead you right to the leak.