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Mufflers and Tailpipes
Mufflers and tailpipes are components of an exhaust system. The tailpipes guide the exhaust away from the engine and into the muffler. The muffler reduces the noise coming from the engine through the tailpipe.
1,581 Questions
How do you fix the flex pipe on a 1992 Honda Prelude?
replace with a new pipe new gaskets and bolts must torch out old bolts from cat Take it to a muffler shop
How do you tell if you need new springs on your vehicle?
Push down on the vehicle 4-5 times. If it springs back up 3 times, the springs are worn. This test is not for McFerson struts.
How can you make a 6 cylinder sound like a v8?
You can't.
you can use a 40series flowmasters mofler on it.
Can water or moisture cause service engine light to come on what to do about it can it cause damage?
water could cause a service engine light to come on, for example, ignition systems are sensitive to moisture and could cause a misfire and turn the light on. You need to find out what code the computer has set. Some auto parts stores have scan tools to loan.
sounds like a small block chevy...the best fix is to replace the seals. they make tools that allow you to pump air into a cylinder so you can repalce the valve seal without removing the head.
What causes white smoke to come from an diesel mondeo exhaust during the first start of the day?
If it is only at the start of the day and disappears shortly after startup, it is just condensation in the exhaust that is burning off. Pretty normal, especially in cold or rainy weather.
Is it legal to drive without a muffler in WI?
yes but u need to have a catalitic converter still attached
My guess is that it's because smoke is hot. Hot air rises, just as cold air sinks. When a fire ensues, smoke (the product of carbon combustion) rises with the hot air.
What color is the smoke? Black - running rich. Bluish - buring oil. White - burning coolant. When you smell the gas, it is inside or outside the minivan? Back of the car or near the front?
Yes, the 1971 headers should work well on any head for a Gen 1 (pre-LT-1) Chevy small block. Header leaks are a common problem with all headers mating to all heads on any engine. The solution is to make sure that the headers that you buy are of a thick enough guage steel (usually 16 guage or thicker is best; and thicknesses are greater the smaller the number, so 14 guage is thicker than 16 guage) and that the flange is also thick enough (usually around 3/8" or thicker.) The flange thickness should help prevent warpage leaks and the tube thickness should prevent weld and stress crack leaks. Weld leaks usually occur when the tubing is thin because it is harder to weld thinner metal (turn up the heat and the weld pierces the tube, turn it down and the weld is weak, so thicker metal equals better weld) and stress cracks occur when heating and cooling a metal repeatedly, as this hardens the metal and causes it to be less pliable and easier to crack/harder to bend. The other considerations are torque pattern of the header bolts (nuts if your head has header studs) and gasket material and prep work. The head itself may have to be machined if it is an older/used head to ensure the mating surface is flat. The header and head should be thoroughly cleaned before placing the gasket or gasket sealant and you should follow header manufacturer instructions for 1) whether you need sealant, 2) what thickness and material the gasket should be (whether the engine is supercharged in any way affects this as well,) and 3) what the torque pattern and tightening spec's are for your headers (there is a specific order you MUST follow for tightening header bolts/nuts and a specific torque to tighten them to; often tightening is done in stages where you must tighten each bolt/nut in a specified order/pattern to a certain torque, then you must repeat the pattern of tightening again, and sometimes yet again, tightening slightly more each time to exact torque specifications each time to prevent warping the header flange by over-tightening one spot on the flange at a time.) If you follow all of these instructions you SHOULD not have any header leaks. There is always the question of quality though so I make no guarantees, but the horsepower and torque gains from using headers over stock exhaust manifolds is undeniable! I hope this helps you!
Greyrat70
There are two kinds of 'white-smoke'. If it dissipates quickly into the air, its just steam (water) no big deal if it goes away in a bit.
The second is the kind that hangs in the air and leaves a cloud behind the car. That's OIL. That's expensive!!
You get a cloud of white smoke coming out your exhaust every time you speed?
Pretty sure that means it is burning your engine coolant. The anti freeze is somehow leakinging into the combustion chamber and when it burns with the gas the smoke is white.
What would cause a muffler to make noise?
Damage. Hole. Perished gasket. Incorrectly fitted. Corrosion.
How can you stop black soot from coming out of your exhaust?
engine tune just a major service then maybe a new exhaust system
White Smoke is a symptom of coolant in the combustion chamber. A blown head gasket or cracked head is the most likely cause. Stop drivng the vehicle immediately as serious engine damage will occur. Get this fixed ASAP.
There is a second possible explanation. It could be blow by. All engines have some amount of blow by.....but as piston rings wear, this can get worse. The way blow by and pressure is handled in most engines is through the PCV valve. The valve pulls these gases into the intake to be burned in the combustion cycle. If the valve is stuck closed, or missing altogether, the gases will build up and eventually start coming out through the air filter exhaust pipe as you've described.
Will you need a new transmission if your 2002 Isuzu axiom shutters in 1st and 2nd?
No. Happened to my wife's car. There's a module attached to the tranny which was replaced. Was under warranty so don't have cost.
White smoke coming out of exhaust?
if there is white smoke ur vehicle is either burning oil or it is moisture in the gas chamber
Why does the check engine light come on in your 2000 Accord?
My mom has a 2000 Honda Accord Lx and had the same problem. It ended up being a faulty gas cap.
