What Happens When the Exhaust Pipe is Blocked?
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If the exhaust pipe is completely blocked, the car will not start at all. If the exhaust pipe is partially blocked, the following symptoms may occur: 1. The car will have difficulty accelerating, and both engine speed and vehicle speed will be hard to increase. This is because poor exhaust flow reduces the intake air volume, leading to a drop in engine power. 2. Frequent forced downshifting in automatic transmission vehicles. Due to the exhaust blockage causing a decrease in engine power, the driver must press the accelerator pedal harder to achieve more power output. This results in a wide-open throttle, prompting the ECU to control the automatic transmission to force a downshift based on the throttle opening state.