Most car owners don’t think much about their car’s exhaust system until it starts having issues. It’s the “stinky” part of the car and it can be tough to recognize problems that are related to exhaust that aren’t actual smoke pouring out of the tailpipe. Clark’s Professional Car Care has some information you can use.
Gas Smell
You really shouldn’t smell fuel anywhere when your car is running. You really should never smell fuel when you’re inside the passenger area of the car. If you do, there’s a very high likelihood that there is something wrong with your car’s exhaust system. It’s a bad idea to drive your car if you’re smelling gas inside the passenger compartment at all. This can be a huge safety risk and it’s much better to get your car inspected to find out what’s going on.
Bad Mileage
When your car’s exhaust system isn’t doing as much as it usually does, that causes the engine to have to do more work to get the same results. And ultimately, what ends up happening is that the engine gets worse results overall. That’s when you start to see poor gas mileage that only gets worse the longer the exhaust problem continues. And if the exhaust problem gets worse, so does the engine performance and gas mileage.
Engine Noise
Part of what the exhaust system does overall is to reduce engine noise. That’s because combustion is a really loud process and if there weren’t a solution in place to handle that noise somehow, there wouldn’t be nearly so many cars on the road. When you’re starting to hear more engine noise, that can mean that something in the exhaust system isn’t working as well as it should be working.
Check Engine Light
Remember how the car’s engine is working harder if the exhaust system isn’t doing its job? That can eventually get so bad that engine damage occurs. Misfires and other issues add up over time and at some point, the check engine light may come on to let you know that your car’s engine is having a tough time keeping up with the demands on it. You can’t ignore this light.
Clark’s Professional Car Care in Pascagoula, MS can help you with all of your exhaust system issues. Contact us today about your car’s exhaust issues and we’ll set up an appointment as soon as possible to diagnose the exact problem.
