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SL2 Cabin filling up with Carbon Monoxide, after fender bender?!?!?!??!
Thanks for the replies!!
I figured out what it was. It was actually engine oil that I was smelling. You know the top of the Saturn motors, there is a release value of some sort, right in front of the carburator? Well, I guess the accident impact pushed it completely out and I was smelling hot oil!!! I put it back in, voila, no more smell. And JUST IN TIME TOO, I checked my engine oil, as a precaution. Yep, those 3-4 days of the motor not being a closed system had evaporated (or I inhaled it all) almost all the oil and my car was overheating like mad. I dumped some more in and accidentally put too much (I am an idiot I suppose) and I get some other problems now, but nothing major. richard hornsby wrote: > > First off, I can tell you that carbon monoxide is completely odorless, > colorless, and tasteless. Exhaust gases contain CO, and you're likely > smelling the non-CO components. Arguably, it is the CO that is the most > dangerous component, however. > > Did the shop who fixed your car check to see if there was any damage to > the engine or the exhaust system? Or did your insurance co only allow > you to go to a "body shop"? > > It is _possible_ that your exhaust manifold is cracked and when you turn > on the fan you're sucking those gases trapped under the hood into the > cabin. I don't remember where the cabin air intake is located. However, > IIRC a cracked exhaust manifold would exhibit many other issues > including a lot of noise. You're right tho - exhaust gases in the cabin > can be an extremely dangerous situation. The part you can't see and > smell is hurting you. > > Check for damage under the hood - intake manifold, fuel lines (?!), > exhaust manifold, tailpipe and muffler assembly, etc. Look for leaking > oil around the seals and gaskets. Better yet, take it to a shop that > you're familiar with who will check it out for you a little or no cost. > They will likely be able to tell you if any damage they find is > coincidental or a result of the accident. > > Depending on the severity of the impact with the 4Runner, you may also > want to inspect or have your seatbelts inspected for stress damage. > > HTH > -rj > 98SL2 > > eb7g wrote: > >> HI there >> >> I have a '93 Saturn SL2. Nice car. I recently rear ended someone who >> cut me off (it looks like's he's the liable one). He was driving a >> Toyota 4Runner and the left front of my car went right under his. His >> truck had no damage, but my front bumper and the hood need to be >> replaced, as well as some frame repair. >> >> Now, here is the weird part. Since the accident, whenever I turn on >> the fan, the driver cabin gets flooded with either a rich gas smell or >> a rich carbon monoxide smell. It's making me quite sick and is a >> hazard for sure. >> >> But my insurance adjuster says that because he can't see how this >> corelates to the accident, he can't get involved in this, unless >> proven otherwise. This is seems strange to me too as I also don't see >> any leakage or etc.. in the engine. >> >> I thought I was smelling the other cars around me through the damaged >> hood, but nope, the smell comes when I"m parked, or at the stop light >> with no one in front of me. >> >> Does anyone have any ideas about what's going on? >> |
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I realize that some may consider this picking a nit, but there is no
carburetor on your car. It is called a throttle body. Ken "eb7g" > wrote in message news:U8Bnc.406489$Pk3.400929@pd7tw1no... > Thanks for the replies!! > > I figured out what it was. It was actually engine oil that I was smelling. > > You know the top of the Saturn motors, there is a release value of some > sort, right in front of the carburator? Well, I guess the accident > impact pushed it completely out and I was smelling hot oil!!! I put it > back in, voila, no more smell. > > And JUST IN TIME TOO, I checked my engine oil, as a precaution. Yep, > those 3-4 days of the motor not being a closed system had evaporated (or > I inhaled it all) almost all the oil and my car was overheating like > mad. I dumped some more in and accidentally put too much (I am an idiot > I suppose) and I get some other problems now, but nothing major. > > > > richard hornsby wrote: > > > > > First off, I can tell you that carbon monoxide is completely odorless, > > colorless, and tasteless. Exhaust gases contain CO, and you're likely > > smelling the non-CO components. Arguably, it is the CO that is the most > > dangerous component, however. > > > > Did the shop who fixed your car check to see if there was any damage to > > the engine or the exhaust system? Or did your insurance co only allow > > you to go to a "body shop"? > > > > It is _possible_ that your exhaust manifold is cracked and when you turn > > on the fan you're sucking those gases trapped under the hood into the > > cabin. I don't remember where the cabin air intake is located. However, > > IIRC a cracked exhaust manifold would exhibit many other issues > > including a lot of noise. You're right tho - exhaust gases in the cabin > > can be an extremely dangerous situation. The part you can't see and > > smell is hurting you. > > > > Check for damage under the hood - intake manifold, fuel lines (?!), > > exhaust manifold, tailpipe and muffler assembly, etc. Look for leaking > > oil around the seals and gaskets. Better yet, take it to a shop that > > you're familiar with who will check it out for you a little or no cost. > > They will likely be able to tell you if any damage they find is > > coincidental or a result of the accident. > > > > Depending on the severity of the impact with the 4Runner, you may also > > want to inspect or have your seatbelts inspected for stress damage. > > > > HTH > > -rj > > 98SL2 > > > > eb7g wrote: > > > >> HI there > >> > >> I have a '93 Saturn SL2. Nice car. I recently rear ended someone who > >> cut me off (it looks like's he's the liable one). He was driving a > >> Toyota 4Runner and the left front of my car went right under his. His > >> truck had no damage, but my front bumper and the hood need to be > >> replaced, as well as some frame repair. > >> > >> Now, here is the weird part. Since the accident, whenever I turn on > >> the fan, the driver cabin gets flooded with either a rich gas smell or > >> a rich carbon monoxide smell. It's making me quite sick and is a > >> hazard for sure. > >> > >> But my insurance adjuster says that because he can't see how this > >> corelates to the accident, he can't get involved in this, unless > >> proven otherwise. This is seems strange to me too as I also don't see > >> any leakage or etc.. in the engine. > >> > >> I thought I was smelling the other cars around me through the damaged > >> hood, but nope, the smell comes when I"m parked, or at the stop light > >> with no one in front of me. > >> > >> Does anyone have any ideas about what's going on? > >> > |
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