# Exhaust problem? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mercury, tracer\ **Created:** [January 9, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-problem/59772 "2011-01-09T20:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drock82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Drock82](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Drock82)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-problem/59772/1 "2011-01-09T20:01:54Z")
1994 mercury tracer 1.9L my car car strains to go and to shift and doesnt want to drive its kinda loud and backfires. i replaced the pcv valve and it made it a little quieter.can anybody help please??? ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-problem/59772/2 "2011-01-09T20:42:40Z")
Somebody at a shop may be able to help but the repairs could cost too much. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-problem/59772/3 "2011-01-09T21:06:14Z")
“my car car strains to go and to shift and doesnt want to drive its kinda loud” No one can help you if that’s all you’ve got to say. Change your plugs, wires, fuel & air filters, check your fuel pressure and report back. A muffler shop will probably need to look at your exhaust. ---
**Author:** ![jimgray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jimgray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimgray)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-problem/59772/4 "2011-01-09T21:11:49Z")
cigroller suggests have muffler shop check the exhaust. i agree it sounds like a cat conv plugged up