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Exhaust smell, when i manually change gears on my Auto VX S

Discussion in 'VT - VX Holden Commodore (1997 - 2002)' started by Jonesy484, Mar 19, 2011.

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    Jonesy484

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    hey guys
    Whenever i use my 3 2 1 gears on my auto transmission in my vx my i can start to smell my exhaust and its a strong smell, is this something i should be worried about should i stop using those gears?
    Cheers Jonesy
     
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    MR_VX

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    lol its a auto so why change gears. ive never got why auto drivers do that, unless towing.
    Try drving around with it in drive for a few days and see if the smell is still there. that way you can say it is from changing the gears.
     
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    AmmoJammo

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    are you down gearing to slow down, or changing up gears as you speed up?
     
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    yeah most auto drivers do this get the trans working nice and hard hahaha
     
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    Jonesy484

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    slow down, il be going like 65 and ill put into second to slow it down
     
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    when you burn your clutch pack out or destroy your torque converter, do a conversion to a 5 or 6 speed manual and get happy. As for your exhaust smell, have a look at the seal under the console or the boot/rear door seals. Autos are not designed for slowing down, that's why most cars these days have really good brakes
     
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    as said you will end up killing the auto trust me i had a vy auto and did this a lot ended up ####ed so i traded it in on my vx ss 6 speed got a really good trade in price to lol
     
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