Hey all, I'm smelling a strong odor inside the car (interior) that smells like gas and exhaust fumes. If I open the trunk, I can smell it really strong. I just got the right side muffler replaced due to it being ripped off by a high parking brick in a Chase parking lot. When i was driving without the muffler, I didn't smell anything. For the first day the muffler was put on, I didn't smell anything. The following day I began to smell the odor. I'm not too sure if its the muffler or something else.
smelling gas/exhaust fumes after muffler change
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Telco
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Take it back by the exhaust shop. They may not have gotten a full weld all the way around the new muffler. Have them check for damage to the body while it's in the air. It takes quite a bit of force to knock a muffler off a car, enough that when it happened it could have knocked a hole in the body underneath.
Telco
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It's possible. Never have liked clamps on exhaust systems. Since you never had a problem before the unfortunate encounter, but do now, the problem will be related to the repair work done, or not done, as the case may be. The best place to start will be the exhaust shop. If it's leaking around the muffler clamps, there should be a bit of a carbon track on the pipes by now.
I'll have a look at it tomorrow morning. I did notice under the spare tire there are a couple holes in the body that I'm able to see right through onto the pavement. I'll plug them up to see what good it would do.
Andrizzle
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Not sure if it is different per generation.
But my 04 has rubber grommets that seal those up. It is possible someone has removed them due to a trunk leak.
However, the previous posters are right about taking it to the shop to see if they can re inspect their work. Also I strongly recommend having the pipes welded.
But my 04 has rubber grommets that seal those up. It is possible someone has removed them due to a trunk leak.
However, the previous posters are right about taking it to the shop to see if they can re inspect their work. Also I strongly recommend having the pipes welded.
mcaccamise
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You also might want to check to see if there is any damage to a gas line where the muffler got riped off it would also cause the smell if the line is leaking?
You also might want to check to see if there is any damage to a gas line where the muffler got riped off it would also cause the smell if the line is leaking?
Well it looks like it was a poorly secured gas cap. The mechanic pointed out the gas cap is broken since the top partially separates from the base. Does anyone else's gas cap release a hiss when the cap is being opened?
If you got an OEM muffler put back on it's possible that they didn't remove the stickers prior to mounting it. I've seen that happen before, they smell pretty bad for about a week while all the adhesive burns off. Take a look and see if you notice any OEM "Ford Motor Company" stickers on there usually combined with a barcode.
Well I found another possible cause for the smell, I found a bottle of fix-a-flat that was leaking out of the can. I'm surprised I didn't notice this earlier. I'll let you guys.know my results. Thanks again.