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• My car's exhaust smells bad by burn_your_money on 23 Nov, 2006 06:22
• Maybe this is normal, I'm not sure but I used to love the smell of my 1.6NA's exhaust. It didn't bother me at all. Now my 1.6TD really smells bad, It kind of smells acidic? It makes my eyes water even. I'm just guessing here but maybe it is a high NOx output?
  Is it normal for 1.6TDs to smell bad? I know it's not the fuel, I've refilled 3 times to far and it's always the same
• #1 by mk2vr6 on 23 Nov, 2006 07:17
• I've actually noticed this exact same difference between my TD and my D...  don't know what it is.  It only bugs me though cause the fumes are coming in the car when the windows open since theres a huge crack in the pipe, but other than that, it doesnt bother me.
• #2 by addautomotive on 23 Nov, 2006 07:21
• My cat's breath smells like cat food.
  
  
  
  Stinkiest exaust I ever had was when I ran it on fish oil. Yuck!
• #3 by Op-Ivy on 23 Nov, 2006 07:28
• Maybe try filling up somewhere else? It might be the gas station's fuel.
• #4 by burn_your_money on 23 Nov, 2006 07:40
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  It only bugs me though cause the fumes are coming in the car

  
  
  same thing, my exhaust c-clamps aren't strong enough and when I rev the engine the manifold lifts off the DP. Smells great :roll:
  
  I've tried a few differant gas stations, it's all the same. It's nice to know that it's normal  for my car to stink though
• #5 by burn_your_money on 23 Nov, 2006 07:41
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  My cat's breath smells like cat food.
  
  Stinkiest exaust I ever had was when I ran it on fish oil. Yuck!

  
  
  You ran your cat on fish oil? He must have loved that
• #6 by RabbitJockey on 23 Nov, 2006 10:58
• people always say things to me about stinky diesels, but i don't get i think diesels smell like flowers compared to a gasoline cars exhaust. diesels just smell sooty but gas cars smell horrible, i hate getting behind an old van or something that stinks like ass, temps me to pass them and soot them out
• #7 by Slave2School on 23 Nov, 2006 11:33
• I agree old gassers smell like ass.  At least a bagged diesel can burn off the oil it's using and turn it into forward locomotion.
• #8 by bert on 23 Nov, 2006 11:42
• Run it on cooking oil like me, smells of chips  :wink:
  bert
• #9 by Giles@PerformanceDiesel on 23 Nov, 2006 18:59
• hi
  if your exhaust is smelling acidic then your pump/engine timing
  is def wrong.
  
  pls verify your camshaft timing and pump inj timing.
  
  it is imperative that these are set right.
  
  pump timing should be set to .95mm - 1.00mm
  
  hope this helps
  
  Giles
• #10 by hillfolk'r on 24 Nov, 2006 23:04
• put in some of this fuel fragerence
  lol
  bubble gum smelling diesel soot,i like it
  
• #11 by addautomotive on 25 Nov, 2006 07:09
• Nachos, sausage & beer last night.
  
  My exhaust stinks today.
• #12 by anarchyx34 on 25 Nov, 2006 07:57
• Quote from: hillfolk'r

  put in some of this fuel fragerence
  lol
  bubble gum smelling diesel soot,i like it
  

  
  
  LOL.. Is that serious??