Catalyzed exhausts don't smell very strongly and new gaskets should eleminate any leak on your car. Are you smelling fuel? That would explain a lot and make it easier to diagnose and fix. Cleaning the carpets is a good idea. Warren at DMC kjc wrote: > i'm going to hijaak this thread and ask an oddball question. > could the vacuum lines introduce exhaust odor to the cabin? I know > that in theory this shouldn't happen since the vacuum lines should be > the absence of air but I have to wonder. > I still come out smelling like car exhaust after a drive, always have. > i've done exhaust gaskets twice (second time with dmch perf setup), > gone around and sealed all wire pass throughs except the large > collection behind passenger, and even in battery and locked > compartment. the only bits left to do are the rear glass seals, the > said wire bits not done, and lift center console and check all that. > perhaps now I just need to have the carpets and stuff cleaned from > pervious years collection of smells. > opinions? > -kevin > > On 4/17/06, David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>That damm air tube is a common source of vacuum leaks. I have seen >>cars where the end of the tube is mangled, the brass cup that holds >>the "O" ring is mangled, and the "O" ring is floating on the tube not >>sealing to the housing. Another common area for vacuum leaks is all >>the little hoses on the front of the motor. When working in that tight >>area it is easy to knock things loose so whenever you work in front of >>the motor you have to look around and make sure everything is still >>connected when you are done. The other common source of vacuum leaks >>is injector seals that are hard. They should be soft so they still >>seal. I have found "uncommon" leaks too. On one car the plastic tube >>that carries vacuum to the mode switch had a hole rubbed into it under >>the center console. On another car the large vacuum hose going to the >>brake booster had a hole in it. The moral here is you have to test ALL >>the vacuum hoses. On a 25 year old car they should all be replaced >>anyway. If they are not pliable and soft then they won't seal. If they >>get real hard they can crack. Don't forget there is a vacuum resovoir >>inside the left rear pontoon. Vacuum hoses too. A bunch of small leaks >>add up to a lot of air. >>David Teitelbaum >>vin 10757 >> >> >>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tom Tait" <TTait@...> wrote: >> >>>I spent a lot of $ working on the same problem, I had a vacuum leak. >>>Once fixed everything was perfect. Mine was the metal tube that runs >>>into the bottom of the air flow meter assembly from the idle speed >>>motor, yours may differ. >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >>moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >>For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com >> >>To search the archives or view files, log in at >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > -Kevin > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/