Potential muffler issue?
Asked by Edgar Dec 29, 2020 at 03:51 PM about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
After going for a long drive, I started to smell a
burning sweet oil smell. I noticed that it was
coming from the trunk. So directly above my
muffler in my trunk, that section began burning
through the mat and continues to burn the metal.
My best guess is that i hit a speed bump which
caused my muffler to be to close to that part of my
car. Which is why it heats up and causes the sweet
burning oil smell.
5 Answers
I have, and it looks good. But then again i'm no mechanic.
Perhaps you should have a muffler shop take a look at it.
Looks at exhaust, engine running, fully warmed up, is anything glowing red? Does the muffler have a heat shield? Is there any gap between the muffler and floor pan? Just curious?
Sounds like a bad catalytic converter. Is your check engine light or service engine soon light on? The catalytic converter is the only exhaust system component, that I know of, that can get that hot and be a fire hazard. I wouldn't drive it until you find out exactly what is going on. Also, if it is the catalytic converter something is wrong with the engine that needs to be repaired before you replace the catalytic converter. Usually a misfiring engine will cause the catalytic converter to overheat like that! Hope that helps! Jim
