tone.101

I just bought the car and instantly noticed that the fumes from the exhaust are too strong. Literally, I would turn it on and let it sit for a couple minutes and it overwhelms my garage. Even as i drive, I can sometime smell it in my car. Anyone know what the problem might be??

Suzuka AP2

When I first got my s2000 it did this to me as well, it got really bad during the summer but after awhile it just went away. I havent noticed it again in over a year now.

bama

Does it have a test pipe?

sillyboybmxer

my car started to do that, (no test pipe) changed the plugs and it was fine

tone.101

ok thanks fellas, I'll update as soon as I get it fixed.

davidc1

Interesting answers.....lol.

Anyway, you should never have any exhaust smell in the cabin under any circumstances. If you do, you have a leak somewhere. Nothing to do with plugs.

tone.101

you think it might be the HG? I don't see any signs of leakage in the engine bay, but I sometime see a cloud of blue/white smoke blow out my exh.

davidc1

Get under the car an whiff around while it's running. But make sure it perfectly stable on two jacks at least. If the exhaust system is cold, and you act real, real fast, you can spray some real soapy water around and see if you see any bubbles produced. But in just a couple minutes, the exhaust will be too hot to do that.

sillyboybmxer

never said it was in the cabin,...just as the o.p said, ..the smell overwhelms his garage.

davidc1

You missed the part of his original post where he said, "... Even as i drive, I can sometime smell it in my car...."

That's the cabin.