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Hmm, this exhaust smells like...
Posted by Sally (more from Sally) on Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:00:08
In Reply to: cold or warm engine?, JimBlake [Profile/Gallery]
, Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:27:41
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My car is a 1990 900 (2.0-16V, USA version), 80k mi. The car seems to run fine otherwise. It doesn't use up oil (not more than 1/4 quart every 3,000 mi) nor does it leak coolant. The exhaust isn't steamy or black and sooty. The air filter has been changed every 20-25k, last time 3k mi ago. The spark plugs are 15k mi. old. The O2 sensor is as old as the car. When I had a garage a few years ago (but wasn't trying to kill myself), if one ran the car in the garage, it would smell slightly like gasoline, but mostly a suffocating smell.
Now, after a 10 mile drive (warm engine), when getting out of my carport, it smells smokey. Years ago, there wasn't any smell if one stopped the car outside. It still smells after a short 1 mile drive.
I thought if you were failing a smog test, the odor was no different.
My thought is to let it go and wait for some noise or smoke to appear. In all previous repairs, except a shorted out central locking system, there has been some subtle warning like a leak, noise or vibration that alerted me to repair it before total failure.
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