Your car’s exhaust just keeps working forever, right? Unfortunately, it doesn’t. There can be all sorts of problems with your exhaust, but Brown Automotive knows how you can spot potential issues. Look out for these signs that there might be something wrong with your exhaust.
Your Car Sounds Louder than Usual
One of the main jobs of your car’s exhaust system is to help to reduce the noise that comes from your car’s engine. When the exhaust system isn’t working the way that it should, your car is going to be a lot louder than it used to be. There can be a variety of types of noises you might hear, and the location of the noise can help you to pinpoint the area where there’s trouble.
There’s Not a Lot of Response When You Hit the Gas
You might not think that the exhaust is connected with your car’s performance, but it really does. By keeping the emissions under control, that keeps them out of the engine where they can interfere with the fuel to air mixture. All of that helps your car’s performance to be the best it can be. If you’re not getting the response you expect when you hit the accelerator, there might be something wrong with your car’s exhaust.
Your Car’s Exhaust Smells Funky
Another big job that your exhaust system handles is to take harmful exhaust fumes from your car’s engine and converts them to less harmful fumes. If you’re smelling sulfur smells, like rotten eggs, then the culprit might be your car’s catalytic converter. That’s the main part of the exhaust that helps protect you from dangerous fumes.
Gas Mileage Is Getting Worse
Any time that you notice that your gas mileage is worse than it used to be, that’s an indication that something isn’t right. Your car’s exhaust system helps you to have better gas mileage because of the various jobs that it does. When it’s not able to help your car’s engine in one or more ways, that affects your car’s gas mileage in very obvious ways.
Here at Brown Automotive in Trussville, AL we want to make sure your car is safe to drive and that it’s a good experience at the same time. That means inspecting your exhaust system and the other systems in your car to make sure they’re functioning properly. Give us a call so we can set up an appointment for you.