Am i suppose to smell exhaust fumes coming from the engine bay, specifically the header/heatshield area when revving the engine? I smell strong exhaust fumes when doing this... I also notice that ive always got some black residue on the top of the under side of the hood... prolly from the exhaust fumes.

Also, how do i change the power steering fluid? Does it need to be Flushed ? or just drained and filled? If so, how do i do this? And what fluid do i need to buy.

thanks
Sean

I have also noticed that the cat or something under the middle of the car, is vibrating on/off at idle... which it is noticeable when standing to the side of the car. It didnt use to do this.


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no, you arent supposed to smell engine fumes at all. You might want to check your head and exhaust manifold gaskets and maybe your down pipe for holes. . .

 

did u install a header? if u did, ur supposed to replace teh gasket at the head, and torque down the bolts from the inside out

 

nope

 

your gonna have to go into more detail... i dont know what any of those are, or how to go about to check them.

thanks
Sean