I have a bit of that too with the soft top up. drives my wife nuts.
it's ok in the drivers seat oddly but not in the passenger seat. my
solution is wind the window down fully. not sure if helps much
though.
On Saturday, October 23, 2010, <CoolVT@aol.com> wrote:
> Had my top up for the first time in about 3 years the other day. With the
> top up I've always had an exhaust smell in the car. I haven't had the
> hard top on for about 10 yrs., but I think I had the same problem with
that.
> So, what's the consensus of the cause? There are no exhaust leaks and the
> tail pipe ends go just about to the edge of the bumper. The trunk lid has
> the original rubber which isn't torn, but probably doesn't seal that well.
> I figure the smell has to be coming in under the trunk lid, around the
> bottom of the soft top or in through the windows that don't fit all that
tight.
> Years ago I actually sealed the area pretty well between the trunk and the
> interior of the cars...removed the floppy piece of vinyl and put in thin
> plywood covered with carpet. Also used fiberglass insulation and sealed
all
> the cracks. That didn't seem to help much. So, at that time my theory
was
> the smell must be coming in around the bottom of the top or around the
> windows.
> Do these things build up some kind of negative pressure inside the
> passenger compartment?
> Would sure like to get rid of that smell.
> Mark L
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