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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.
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How do you establish that the intake and exhaust valves are closed?
The best way to tell if the valves are closed is to observe the rocker arms. When they are both at the top of their travel, valves are closed. Feel the rocker arms and try to move them, if they move their at the top of their travel.
U have a blown head gasket,cracked cylinder head or cracked block.. The white smoke is from water getting into the Exhaust system.
Sounds like a Bad Sway bar link or possibly a strut/shock loose or bad
What causes white smoke and oil dripping out thr tailpipe?
oil getting by the rings causes white smoke and oil dripping out of the tailpipe.
Why does your 1994 chev c1500 with a 5.7Lt smell of a strong gas odor at exhaust when idling?
How is it running? Is the mileage ok? Have you checked the computer diagnostic codes? It's possible that the ignition isn't doing well and you're getting unburned hydrocarbons out the exhaust. It's possible that the oxygen sensor is bad and that the engine is getting too much fuel in an effort to compensate. It's possible that there is a problem with the EGR valve or even the catalytic converter.
What would be the problem if oil and water is coming out of muffler once driving blue smoke as well?
Most likely blown head gasket. Although water could be leaking through your intake gaskets. Oil could be coming through worn valve seals or bad rings, possibly also if engine is overfilled with oil. BUT with both water and oil symptoms appearing at the same time, pretty much indicates a head gasket or two, unless worse damage was done (i.e intake leaked enough water into a cylinder to break the rings and/or a piston thus causing oil to enter from crankcase and burn). Unfortunately could also be a cracked cylinder wall or head. A cylinder leak down test would help identify exact source of leaks, around $100 at a decent shop.
What does it mean when the exhaust manifold is glowing cherry red on a 1995 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3?
could also be clogged catalytic converter
It seals the exhaust manifold to the cylinder head so it doesn't leak and is made of a high temp material.
Does Midas do any car repairs other than fix or replace mufflers?
Yes, Midas offers more extensive car repairs than just fixing and replacing mufflers. They also offer oil changes, tire repairs, steering, suspension, and many other services.
Will flowmaster exhaust void your factory warranty?
Dealer needs to prove that the flow-master was the cause of the malfunction...
Where is the reset button for the check engine light on a 1996 BMW 328i?
If the problem was fixed, the check engine light should turn off after a certain amount of times of turning on and off the car.
Could bad exhaust seals be causing the white smoke in my exhaust?
== NO, defective exhaust manifold gasket will not cause this.
White exhaust smoke is a sign of coolant entering the combustion chamber. You more than likely as not, have a blown head gasket or cracked head. Stop driving this vehicle until you find out. Look for coolant in the oil, air bubbles escaping from the radiator, and a sweet smell at the exhaust. All indications of serious problems. A compression test will verify if you indeed have a blown head gasket. ==
What does transom through hull exhaust mean?
The exhaust is expelled directly from the engine using straight pipes through the stern of the boat, above the water line. Normally high speed boats are equipped with these types if exhaust system.
When you drive it feel like the muffler is loose?
Your muffler is probably loose. Corrosion is common in exhaust systems and parts need to be replaced from time to time.
What causes the check engine light to come on in a 1994 Toyota pickup?
Pull the codes from the computer, match the code to the troubleshooting procedure, follow the procedure to find the source. Repair the source, light will go out if that was the only problem. There are "monitors" or self test the computer runs the car through, if a problem occurs, it may not run all of the self tests until that problem is taken care. Therefore, another problem may exist. It is emission related. We just found out that the check engine light on our 1993 Toyota Pickup is due to a bad "knock sensor".
Can you put a glass pack and a muffler on the same exhaust?
Yes, you can. But its pointless because a glssspack is a muffler. Just have a glasspack installed. Or a full catback glasspack exhaust system installed
its probably your tensioner pully that's squeeling, not expensive, if purchased at an auto parts store.
What is the cause of black smoke coming out of tailpipe?
Usually that means that there is too much fuel going into the intake. It can be a stuck injector, bad O2 sensor, faulty EGR valve, worn Throttle position sensor, stuck choke, plugged air filter... there are probably plenty of other possibilities. Use a code scanner to find out what the COMPUTER thinks is wrong.
On a 1994 Ford Escort, if the timing belt jumps or strips, the valve timing will allow gasoline to go through the motor unburned. Checking the timing belt alignment and a compression test should verify this problem. Check that the belt is aligned and not damaged, check for even compressioin to verify a valve is not stuck open.
Exhaust pipe on 1997 Chevy Cavalier makes clanking sounds what's wrong and how can I fix it?
Check your heat shield by the catalytic converter, and the strap around the muffler. The heat shield has a tendency to come loose, and the strap rusts on almost every 3rd gen cavalier I've ever seen
