incogni2o:
Hello Everyone,


Please my Lexus ES330 recently has a strong smell coming out from the exhaust.

The check engine light is also on.

Fuel economy also reduced.

Any Help on this and

Also want to change by rear structs, Any advice on a. good professional who can do this perfectly for me.

Thanks

homeboy205:



What kinda smell?? Rotten egg smell means your catalyst is very bad including increase in fuel consumption.

Try scanning first

Guess car is lazy already..

Id advise not to drive until you get this sorted out

1. P0446: Evaporative Emission System Vent Control Circuit
2. P0442: Evaporative Emmision System Leak Detected (small leak)
3. P0456: Evaporative Emmision System Leak Detected (very small leak)

incogni2o:


Not rotten egg.

Kind of choking smell.

Please. recommend who can help sort it out

What does this mean BTW Guess car is lazy already.. The car drives fine

I have scanned the car and what I get is related to exhaust circuit, see below

Dozieson:


I think these code are related to catalyst

incogni2o:


So what do I do?

Any estimates on the fix.

Any alternative quick fix?

Dozieson:


There is a way gazzuzz fixes these codes with O2 spacer.

But I would advise you type these codes on nairaland search, you will find the answers because they are common codes here

incogni2o:


Hello Mr gazzuz

Please can you help me here

Dozieson:


Search his profile to get his contract

incogni2o:


Hello Mr gazzuz

Please can you help me here

incogni2o:


Not rotten egg.

Kind of choking smell.

Please. recommend who can help sort it out

What does this mean BTW Guess car is lazy already.. The car drives fine

I have scanned the car and what I get is related to exhaust circuit, see below

incogni2o:
Hello Everyone,


Please my Lexus ES330 recently has a strong smell coming out from the exhaust.

The check engine light is also on.

Fuel economy also reduced.

Any Help on this and

Also want to change by rear structs, Any advice on a. good professional who can do this perfectly for me.

Thanks

incogni2o:


Not rotten egg.

Kind of choking smell.

Please. recommend who can help sort it out

What does this mean BTW Guess car is lazy already.. The car drives fine

I have scanned the car and what I get is related to exhaust circuit, see below

kingreign:






Evap codes... Did you at anytime open the fuel pump or open the engine intake manifold?

chukel:
mechanics must have fiddled with the small tubular evap hoses in the engine bay. They must have incorrectly connected them or not connected at all.

incogni2o:


Not rotten egg.

Kind of choking smell.

Please. recommend who can help sort it out

What does this mean BTW Guess car is lazy already.. The car drives fine

I have scanned the car and what I get is related to exhaust circuit, see below

Inception:


Do you have issues refueling your car(I.e fuel vomiting when the dispenser nozzle is set at maximum)?

It is also likely some vacuum hoses related to the Evap system is leaking/ improperly installed if previously removed

incogni2o:
For the benefit of future readers.

I fixed it by buying that fuel injector cleaner.

It doesn't smell that way again.

Engine light also off.

Thanks to the contributors

Dozieson:


Feedback is always good, thanks.

Is it still consuming fuel?

incogni2o:
For the benefit of future readers.

I fixed it by buying that fuel injector cleaner.

It doesn't smell that way again.

Engine light also off.

Thanks to the contributors

You wish

GAZZUZZ:


You wish

incogni2o:


You wish I payed 10K for just diagnosis, then another over 10K for fixing?

Oga, abeg, no vex, when I get richer, I will definitely come over, but as it is now ehnn.

Boys dey manage.

Continue servicing your boxed up customers while I continue visiting my mechanic too.

Thanks for your advices though

Peace.

GAZZUZZ:


Nope. Problem was not solved with injector cleaner sold in a bottle . However I am glad problem was solved. But do not mislead the public onto buying snake oil. Its generally a waste of money

incogni2o:


By the way, I traveled to IB on Friday and back same day.

Engine light didn't come back on.

And traveled quiet fast so keeps me a bit assured.

I also didn't believe in the injector cleaner stuff before, I had the same mentality you are preaching now but this changed my mind

It could be dirt the injector cleaner cleaned from the tank through the engine .

Check this video.

Coming from a mechanic I respect


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w10f7JBjyQ

GAZZUZZ:


We live in Nigeria, what gloggs up our injectors is mostly sand and rust. You cannot make that disappear with cleaning additives

incogni2o:


It's OK Bro.

However my problem was solved, I mentioned what I did to help others.

There is nothing to loose if someone tries it out.

GAZZUZZ:


There is. There is money to loose.