CARS.COM — Most exhaust problems can be diagnosed by paying attention to unfamiliar sounds or taking a look underneath the car. One of the most common exhaust problems is a rattling sound. When you ...

The exhaust system, shown in Figure 7-15, is the waste disposal system of your vehicle. When the fuel system brings the fuel and air together in the cylinders to drive the vehicle, waste products are ...

One day your engine starts to rumble a little more than usual. Or was that just a passing airliner? Over the next few weeks the sound becomes a steady drone -- and then you notice a faint smell of ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

The sign says "DIP." And it's not advertising a samba school--there's a dip in the pavement large enough to lose a first-grader in. You touch the brakes lightly to keep from spilling your java as you ...

Only a few things are so aggravating that I would rather let my Corvettesit in the garage than drive it until it's repaired. Exhaust leaks areat the top of the list. Repairing exhaust leaks requires ...

As a general rule of automotive ownership, you never want to see your car smoking. Flames from the exhaust, maybe. But smoke? That’s a hard no. Regardless of the color, smoke is an abnormality and ...

Fortunately, as long as the ordinance is reasonable, it isn't all that hard to do. The most common maximum noise level agreed upon is 95 to 100 decibels at 100 feet. For a V-8 race car, that isn't ...

CARS.COM — How can you tell if your car has an exhaust leak? Your ears and nose can alert you to some exhaust leaks, but they may not be able to detect all leaks, including ones that could allow ...