Clark's Car Care Can Replace the Exhaust Manifold Gasket if It Needs It

Clark’s Car Care Can Replace the Exhaust Manifold Gasket if It Needs It

Bring your car, truck, or C/SUV to Clark’s Car Care right away if you are having any of the problems listed below. These problems are signs that the exhaust manifold gasket has cracked. They can also be an indication that you have a crack in the exhaust manifold itself. The exhaust manifold and gasket should last the life of your vehicle, but they can crack if they are under too much heat and pressure.

Sketchy Engine Performance

The engine’s exhaust escapes out of the manifold gasket or manifold if there is a crack. When this happens, the exhaust fills the engine and reduces its performance. You will notice a lag in acceleration and overall speed control. Your engine will struggle to maintain speeds if it’s filled with exhaust.

Noticeable Mileage Reduction

This sketchy engine performance will reduce the mileage your vehicle gets per gallon. This is not good news as gas prices continue to rise. This line on your household budget will increase and increase until you replace the cracked gasket or manifold so that the engine’s efficient performance is restored.

Strong Plastic or Rubber Odors

Another serious problem that happens when the engine fills with exhaust is it melts engine parts. The parts in the engine that are made of plastic or rubber cannot withstand the exhaust’s heat. Consequently, you’ll smell burning plastic or rubber coming from the engine.

The metal parts will also get too hot and this will create a temperature problem in the engine. The engine will overheat if the exhaust manifold gasket or exhaust manifold is cracked. It will overheat every time you drive your car and you may be able to smell exhaust odors in the passenger cabin, as well.

Tapping or Hissing in the Engine

Listen carefully when you first start your automobile to see if you hear tapping or hissing noises. If you do, you’ve got a cracked gasket or manifold. When the exhaust escapes out of the crack, it makes either noise. In some cases, the noise won’t last because the manifold will expand as it heats up and seal the crack.

Illuminated Check Engine Light

Finally, the check engine light may illuminate on the dashboard if you’re having any of the problems listed above. This is because system sensors will report error codes to the engine control module.

Call Clark’s Car Care in Naperville, IL, today to set up a service visit for your automobile if you suspect the exhaust manifold gasket has cracked or the manifold has cracked.

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