Q: Exhaust fumes

asked by on July 31, 2016

I've recently had a milltek flexi pipe fitted to my fiesta st150 but after a few days it really started to sound horrible and now when I open the bonnet it really smells of exhaust fumes

My car has 82000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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