Exhaust putty odor windows#

(Of course, there shouldn't be a leak in the first place.) If not fitted exactly back into its grooves, it can allow a leak to more easily get to the cabin. Another common issue with installing these is that you have to be very careful in re-installing the bulkhead. You'll hear and feel where the leak is coming from to be able to verify it. Use the blower function to attach it to one of the tailpipes and seal over the other tailpipes. You can diagnose a leak yourself easily enough if you have a shop-vac. I had to use an exhaust sealant to correct this, but it worked well. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkYou very likely have an exhaust leak at the downpipe-to-midpipe connection, which uses a sleeve clamp connection rather than an end-to-end connection like the stock pipes do. I'm taking it to the shop tomorrow to have it inspected for a leak.ĭoes this sound like it could be a leak to anyone else, or is this just typical with this setup? I've wondered if there's a leak where the downpipes connect to the midpipes or catback, under the car.

I understand that the odor of the exhaust will change due to both the high flow cats themselves as well as the positioning, but this seems excessive to me. I don't have any fumes in the cabin at speed. Additionally I get some exhaust smell through my HVAC (although much less) after being at idle for 20-30 seconds at a light.

Exhaust putty odor windows#

After installing I have noticed that I seem to have a lot of exhaust odor in the cabin at idle with the windows down, which goes away when moving. I have APR Stage 2 with the APR downpipes.