Unknown Smell?

[stock_rolla]

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

[mumblezzz]

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.

[demuire]

What sort of fumes? Burnt oil fumes, petrol fumes, fart fumes...?

[Medicine_Man]

Maybe you should lay off the chilli bean mix :doublebird:

ROFL!!!

[stock_rolla]

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.

[Teddy]

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

[stock_rolla]

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

[irokin]

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.