How to Protect Your Car's Exhaust System?
Proper maintenance of your car's exhaust can protect your health, your life, and the environment. But how do you keep it in good condition?
Is the "check engine" light flashing? Is your car difficult to start? Does your exhaust make noise or give off smoke? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, your car's exhaust system is in need of repair.
Inspecting Your Car's Exhaust Could Save Your Life:
You can determine your car's exhaust system problems before they have time to materialize.
- The "check engine" light is connected to the internal computer for your car's emissions check.
- So you have an early warning system for your car's exhaust problems. It could save you money and save your life.
Any good garage will make sure to check the manifold and exhaust gaskets.
- If there are any cracks, loose parts, or leaks, you could be driving under the influence of colorless and odorless carbon monoxide inside the car.
- This is a serious problem that must be repaired immediately.
Car Exhaust Inspection Laws Protect You:
Devote an hour every six months (or 10,000 km) to overhauling your exhaust system.
- The regular inspection may also be part of your province's auto laws designed to protect the environment and citizens from chemicals that cause air pollution.
The checklist for testing your car's exhaust, repairs, and replacements includes the following:
- Loose or broken suspensions and clamps
- Rusted or damaged exhaust mufflers and exhausts
- Analytical converters failing emissions inspections
- Inoperative oxygen sensors
- Leaking damaged gaskets and manifolds.
Overall, your exhaust system is built to last, but eventually, everything does wear out. Protect yourself and save money by taking care of your exhaust system. Your car will run better and longer.
Modify Your Silencer and Your Exhaust Legally:
To make your vehicle cooler, you could change the sound of your car.
- Before changing the exhaust and muffler, check the vehicle modification laws in your province or municipality. Otherwise, you risk heavy fines.
Canadian federal law requires that any creative modification to the exhaust leaves the original emission control system and catalytic converter intact. Obey the rules to avoid a ticket as well as your car's exhaust system.
