Apples to Apples.. Exhaust is exhaust and it is everywhere around you. I never said the problem didn't exist and I never said that the smell is ok. All I said was that that person was acting like people never inhale exhaust and that his family is slowing being poisoned.. Holy exaggeration. God forbid you ever drive behind a semi truck.
In regards to your comment about me blowing smoke. If you actually take the time to read all the pages, you'll see that I, yes that is correct, I had the same problem.. it was overwhelming to the point that I had to roll down my windows and I wanted to gag on the smell. I also had the dealership duplicate the issue as well as also having the TSB performed. I've also posted that my EX no longer produces this smell whatsoever. Windows up, down, air on, air off, air fresh, air on recirculation, 3500rpm, 4500rpm.. onramps, highways or backroads.
My repair was successful and I have almost 49,000 miles on my Ex now and still going strong without any smell.
So before you start posting on something you THINK you know, learn the facts first.
Originally Posted by blwnsmoke
Dont you realize you are breathing in exhaust every time you are driving behind a vehicle whether it is on the highway or stuck in traffic? The whole "slowly being poisoned" is a little overboard. Exhaust fumes are everywhere around you.
There's nothing in Rodzilla's comment that suggests he is referring to ambient air quality. The amount of exhaust circulated inside the cabin is significantly more concentrated with this issue and has no context to air quality outside the cabin at any time even if behind a semi. It is a very serious health safety issue and in fact "slowly being poisoned" is an apt way of putting it. CO poisoning is the leading cause of death due to poisoning in the US. Comparing it to outside exhaust by stating it was "overboard" and further "Holy exaggerated" seriously minimizes the health risk. The issue is similar to plugging the exhaust pipe because CO and exhaust emissions recirculate back into the cabin with no escape, the same as this problem. Your previous posts are irrelevant to this comment and if Ford made the same comment in reference to this problem imagine what the reaction would be.
These are the some of symptoms and ppm's involved with CO. Since headaches and difficulty breathing are associated with this problem in much less time than this chart indicates who knows what we are being subjected to. The total by product of car emmissions is worse than just CO alone. All the Federal agencies involved that comment on CO poisoning take it very seriously.
This is from wikipedia carbon monoxide poisoning:
Modern automobiles, even with electronically-controlled combustion and catalytic converters, can still produce levels of carbon monoxide which will kill if enclosed within a garage or if the tailpipe is obstructed (for example, by snow) and exhaust gas cannot escape normally.
The acute effects produced by carbon monoxide in relation to ambient concentration in parts per million are listed below:
Concentration Symptoms
35 ppm (0.0035%) Headache and dizziness within six to eight hours of constant exposure
100 ppm (0.01%) Slight headache in two to three hours
200 ppm (0.02%) Slight headache within two to three hours; loss of judgment
400 ppm (0.04%) Frontal headache within one to two hours
800 ppm (0.08%) Dizziness, nausea, and convulsions within 45 min; insensible within 2 hours
1,600 ppm (0.16%) Headache, tachycardia, dizziness, and nausea within 20 min; death in less than 2 hours
3,200 ppm (0.32%) Headache, dizziness and nausea in five to ten minutes. Death within 30 minutes.
6,400 ppm (0.64%) Headache and dizziness in one to two minutes. Convulsions, respiratory arrest, and death in less than 20 minutes.
12,800 ppm (1.28%) Unconsciousness after 2–3 breaths. Death in less than three minutes.