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Toxic Fumes in Car - help
I'm driving and smell almost odorless fumes coming from the engine. I checked the oil level/psteering level and all is good. On my way on an 800 mile drive I smelled something and found out I was low about 2 quarts of oil. Fixed that.
Now I'm about 1 quart overfilled. Is this bad? I accidently spilled a little oil outside the oil chute because I had no funnel, could this be attributing to the smell 3 days later? Tonight I had a headache and I'm not driving the car anymore until I take it to jiffy lube or some dealer. The temp gauge was always fine, even when I had low oil...weird. Power on the freeway seems to fluctuate and today the tranny seemed to be shifting a little hard. Is this a tranny omen and what is that smell? I didn't have the vents on or AC and had all the windows down. PS- I can almost tell you for a fact its carbon monoxide just by the quick symptoms I felt while driving and afterwards. I'm kind of scared to drive it to jiffy lube without a gas mask. Also, I want to say that I had the exhaust manifold underneath the car in front of the muffler removed as it was bad. Could this also be part of my problem?
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1993 SVX Anniversary Edition #64 Last edited by svxthc; 11-22-2007 at 12:29 AM. |
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it sounds like an exhaust leak near the headers wher they connect 2-1 i think. definatly take it somewhere to have it check out. do not drive it anywhere else!!! exhaust fumes are oderless...also check for holes in your floor pans that would let in fumes
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress Last edited by redlightningsvx; 11-22-2007 at 12:32 AM. Reason: .. |
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I just drove this car like 1000 miles with an exhaust leak...
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You have a leak in your exhaust somewhere underneath the car. Could be anywhere.
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Danny 1994 Silver SVX in hybernation, awaiting for the monsterous awakening (Lebanon) 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Euro Specs, Hard/Softtop, White/Red. Under Complete Restoration 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Euro Specs, White/Red. Mint... Another step into SL Collection. |
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What is this going to cost to fix roughly? 500$? New exhaust pipes?
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Try to pinpoint the leak(s) first man!
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Danny 1994 Silver SVX in hybernation, awaiting for the monsterous awakening (Lebanon) 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Euro Specs, Hard/Softtop, White/Red. Under Complete Restoration 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Euro Specs, White/Red. Mint... Another step into SL Collection. |
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Any exhaust shop worth a dang should be able to find the leak for you free of charge (mainly because finding a leak means business for them).
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yeah its a exhaust leak.... and stay away from jiffy lube
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- John ASE certified Master Tech W/ X1 Twin City Fleet repair, St. Paul, MN need work done? Have tools will travel
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I didn't know Jiffy Lube did exhaust!
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nor did i thats why im saying to stay away from them
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- John ASE certified Master Tech W/ X1 Twin City Fleet repair, St. Paul, MN need work done? Have tools will travel
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