# 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe exhaust smell **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, tahoe\ **Created:** [October 30, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-exhaust-smell/171756 "2020-10-30T22:10:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tina35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@Tina35](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tina35)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-exhaust-smell/171756/1 "2020-10-30T22:10:37Z")
96 chevy tahoe has exhaust smell. Canister has been replaced. Not sure what else could be causing it. Muffler is good. Even changed distributor cap a few times. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-exhaust-smell/171756/2 "2020-10-31T13:23:16Z")
If the smell is getting in the passenger compartment while driving that could be dangerous. Check for an exhaust leak, especially up front at the manifold and down pipe. ---
**Author:** ![Dappersworth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dappersworth/32/22638_2.png) [@Dappersworth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dappersworth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-exhaust-smell/171756/3 "2020-10-31T20:11:32Z")
A 24 year old cast iron exhaust manifold is a very likely candidate for cracking. Check there first. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-exhaust-smell/171756/4 "2020-11-01T05:34:57Z")
Here’s 2 guesses . . . exhaust manifold flange gasket(s) leaking broken exhaust manifold bolts