Common fuel/oil/exhaust smell problem areas
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Common fuel/oil/exhaust smell problem areas
Everytime I drive my car it has some sort of smell. If the windows are up it really isn't there, but my Wife swears that all my clothes smell of gas/exhaust. She isn't sure which. In the mornings I have noticed there is a faint smell, but I'm not sure if it is a gas smell or not. With my windows down I can smell either oil/exhaust. Even while driving down the highway I can smell it. So even at 60 MPH I can still smell something. What are some common areas for smells to be created? I have one exhaust leak at the wastegate tie in for the main exhaust. Other than that what should I be looking for inside the cab?
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Tail lights and hatch glass area are the common areas. Air flowing over the rear of the car gets sucked in through bad seals.
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Sit in the hatch with it closed and have someone on the outside with a leaf blower and the listen and feel for leaks.
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I used the 3M ribbon stuff, but others have had success using all kinds of stuff. I liked the way it squished when tightening the bolts, and the stuff never gets hard.