The muffler is a critical part of your car’s exhaust system that reduces engine noise and helps route exhaust gas out of the vehicle. A typical internal combustion engine produces power through ...

The exhaust system, shown in Figure 7-15, is the waste disposal system of your vehicle. When the fuel system brings the fuel and air together in the cylinders to drive the vehicle, waste products are ...

Even the novice driver with no mechanical ability knows when there's trouble, and smoke is never a good sign. White smoke from the exhaust can spell big problems with your engine, and the smoke's ...

Bolted directly to the engine block, the exhaust manifold is the first section of a vehicle’s exhaust system. It funnels exhaust gases from all the cylinders and routes them to the car’s catalytic ...