bigtexan99
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- 2016 Explorer Sport
My Sport is going in tomorrow for the CO concerns fix..... hope the smell goes away.
My Sport is going in tomorrow for the CO concerns fix..... hope the smell goes away.
Had a great trip, and the Explorer performed flawlessly, except that the gas mileage wasn't all that great. Admittedly most of the driving was done at 75 to 80 MPH or better, and in the mountains sometimes as well. The trip totaled 2700 miles, and the computer shows 17.9 mpg. Probably would have achieved 18 except that on the way home, and needing some rest, the car ran with the heat on for about 3 hours during naptime (with windows cracked, of course). The only noticeable exhaust odors were diesel smells which did come through the a/c system, but that is nothing new. Still going to take the car in for the service, but am much less worried than before.It’s probably nothing to worry about. If you are concerned throw a CO meter in the car for piece of mind.
I read somewhere about how Ford is modifying the exhaust outlets to point down or something on the theory that the exhaust pipe tips are to close to the rear of the bumper and gases are getting trapped in there at deceleration.
I wonder how hard it would be to temporarily attach a 2 foot straight extension to the end of the tailpipes and go for a test drive and see if the rotten eggs smell has gone away.
Although not all but an increasing number have had the 'smell' disappear by the current 'fix' of sealing the back end. I also don't see offering to fix 1.4 million vehicles as just "dancing around". Some exhaust may indeed be coming from the engine bay due to an issue there, I suspect that number is very small. I haven't had the issue in either of my Explorers and haven't found anyone around here yet that has.Millions of other SUV’s have exhaust tips in the same location as the Explorers’.
The smell (plus CO) is coming from under the hood, and being sucked into the interior through the ventilation system.
Ford is dancing around, not telling the real truth about the source!
PEOPLE- these are newer cars with stainless steel exhaust systems! I still have the original, no-rust system on my ‘05 with 180k on it!
I suspect the real problem is cracked exhaust manifolds, which are not cheap, nor easy to replace....just another manufacturer taking the easy way out!
Welcome to the Forum.Just had this done on mine. The exhaust inside at WOT would always give me a headache. The seals do absolutely NOTHING to fix the problem. It is only corrected by the a/c recirculate being turned to outside air by the new programing. Now with the recirculate off I smell the exhaust from all the other cars in front of me.