stock_rolla Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Ive been doing a bit of work to me car this week (points, plugs, distributer, air filter), and ive noticed that when I'm about 60-70km/h, i can smell fumes, but only with a window down. I'm not running a standard air box and filter. What would be causing this? :sad: Edited December 20, 2004 by stock_rolla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumblezzz Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Maybe you should lay off the chilli bean mix :doublebird: but seriously, check the rubber seal around the boot and check for any holes in the exhaust and again around the boot. My bootlid is warped and the seal is flogged so I get gassed whenever I drive anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 What sort of fumes? Burnt oil fumes, petrol fumes, fart fumes...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medicine_Man Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Maybe you should lay off the chilli bean mix :doublebird: ROFL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_rolla Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 It smells like burnt oil fumes i have NFI where its coming from :doublebird: , and ive just had the flange gasket replaced at the mufler place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Okie - heres my theory. When you are at speed, the motor is under some stress, causing the motor to move (as they all do) - and you could have a weak exhaust gasket flange which leaks under any stress (motor moves when in stress, pulls away from exhaust causing small gap / leak) - hence why u would smell it when windows are down. Does it smell like egg fart? (lol yeah) - if so, its most likely exhaust leakage somewhere :doublebird: ! Edited December 20, 2004 by Teddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_rolla Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Cheers :doublebird: Could be coz the exhaust brack that goes on the side of the gearbox is missin'. its not really an egg fart smell :P , but my bootlid looks like a mexican wave, coz i pissed someone off and they smashed it up sob . I have to get the exhaust check in the next day or 2 anyway, so it might pay to have it all looked over properly! ;) Edited December 20, 2004 by stock_rolla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irokin Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I would suggest when youve done the air filter youve managed to miss lining up the crank vent with the pipe to the air box. Easy thing to miss, easy to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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