Strong exhaust smell in the morning?
#1
Strong exhaust smell in the morning?
I don't know if anyone else has this problem. When I start up my xB in the morning, the exhaust smells really strong. I've owned and driven plenty of cars, and none of them smell this bad at startup. Is this something that needs to be looked at?
#7
It's incompletely burned fuel you're smelling, most likely. Unless it is a sulfur/fart like smell, in which case, its the catalyst.
Either way, if you just take it down for an emissions test, that will tell you if something is wrong. It's not unusual for exhaust to smell stronger when the car is cold though.
Either way, if you just take it down for an emissions test, that will tell you if something is wrong. It's not unusual for exhaust to smell stronger when the car is cold though.
#8
It's not unusual to have exhaust smells when you start the car, I now.... but mine is a lot stronger than any other new car I've driven. I mean it smells like a 20 year old car when you start it.
#11
Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
It's not unusual to have exhaust smells when you start the car, I now.... but mine is a lot stronger than any other new car I've driven. I mean it smells like a 20 year old car when you start it.
#13
Originally Posted by Rion
Ok, so is it more of sharp exhaust odor, or does it smell like rotten eggs?
Actually it smells kind of like my old civic when it had an exhaust leak in the header before the cat.
Have anyone brought it in for service? This seems to be a common problem.
#14
Originally Posted by pdrizzle
I believe there is a TSB about this issue...
I see something about zero point calibration. But I don't know what that is.
#16
With my limited knowledge, it sounds to me like the catalytic converter is not doing its job. This is normal, because the cat is designed to work at the normal operating temperature of your car's exhaust. It doesn't work as efficiently -- or at all, as it seems in this case -- until your car is warmed up. I've noticed that all cars in my area behave in a similar manner that you described.
So, to answer your question, it's nothing to worry about at all.
So, to answer your question, it's nothing to worry about at all.
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you have to keep in mind when your car starts computer dumps a lot more gas into the engine...it is just not using it all and the cat is not warm enough to work yet....they never emission test a cold car