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4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by AutoJoshNG: 4:37pm On Oct 09, 2018


Carbon monoxide is a very dangerous and poisonous gas. It is colourless and odourless which makes impossible to be seen with the naked eyes.

Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide builds up in the blood stream.

We’ve heard several tragic stories of how a whole family got killed by generator fume (carbon monoxide).

One of the several ways this carbon monoxide is produced is by burning gasoline which cars do. It is very dangerous in the sense that you might start feeling the effect when it is too late.

If everything should be normal as it ought to be in your car, carbon monoxide expelled from your tailpipe quickly dissipates to safe levels. But if a number of things go wrong, the safety level won’t remain the same

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 50,000 people are hospitalized each year, and 430 die due to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

The best way to avoid being poisoned from carbon monoxide is to prevent every possible exposure to it.

Here are the 4 ways to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning in your car.

1. Ensure your exhaust system is functioning properly. Leaks in the exhaust system can give way to carbon monoxide into your car. An exhaust system leak between the engine and the catalytic converter is the most dangerous.

2. Ensure your engine is tuned correctly. An out of tune engine or a malfunctioning emission system can skyrocket the carbon monoxide level.

3. Ensure there are no holes on the floor or trunks of your car. This is particularly dangerous if there is exhaust leak. Danfo people won’t hear this one.

4. Never leave your car running in a close garage. Open your car garage before starting your car.

https://autojosh.com/4-ways-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-car/

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Kira290(m): 4:48pm On Oct 09, 2018
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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Hardewarlee(m): 4:49pm On Oct 09, 2018
Nice post ! Prevention is better than cure .

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by springtech(m): 4:49pm On Oct 09, 2018
Good points.

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Kwamecron(m): 4:49pm On Oct 09, 2018
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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by computerglobal(m): 4:50pm On Oct 09, 2018
On point

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by femi4: 4:51pm On Oct 09, 2018
Not possible, what about exhaust from danfo and Tata buses around you while in traffic especially when your car AC is not working
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Ellixlimswag(m): 4:52pm On Oct 09, 2018
nA gen own de kill for nigeria

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by DBossNG(m): 4:52pm On Oct 09, 2018
OK
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Nobody: 4:55pm On Oct 09, 2018
It is common with rickety vehicles or "accidented cut-and-join" cars.
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by pol23: 4:55pm On Oct 09, 2018
Co2 is poisonous not just as Deadly as APC.

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Lexusgs430: 4:57pm On Oct 09, 2018
Also never connect an extension to your exhaust, placing it inside your vehicle.......

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by hope4nigeria(m): 4:57pm On Oct 09, 2018
Forget all these on Nigerian cars.
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Freshbaaba: 5:04pm On Oct 09, 2018
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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Kira290(m): 5:05pm On Oct 09, 2018
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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by madgoat(m): 5:09pm On Oct 09, 2018
Stories undecided

Naija people are to strong to be killed by carbon monoxide from cars undecided
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Exponental(m): 5:13pm On Oct 09, 2018
Ensure your booth is locked. Passengers of commercial vehicles with opened trunk/ booth can testify to this.
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by Lucifer66(m): 5:17pm On Oct 09, 2018
It doesn't matter, We die for Allah!

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by sunnedee2: 5:39pm On Oct 09, 2018
CO is very deadly.
I once read a novel where a killer used CO fumes from the victims car to kill him.

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by dayleke: 5:47pm On Oct 09, 2018
It is colorless but why are we seeing it in the picture/illustration above?

You know there are some people that only "read" pictures....
And if they don't "see" the CO, they won't know they are in danger.....LoL

Nice one OP,you always push good stuffs.

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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by dayleke: 5:47pm On Oct 09, 2018
madgoat:
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Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by dayleke: 5:49pm On Oct 09, 2018
pol23:
Co2 is poisonous not just as Deadly as APC.

This is Carbon dioxide you wrote sir.
You meant CO.
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by GoldHorse(m): 5:49pm On Oct 09, 2018
All those commercial buses though..... lipsrsealed
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by DonX001: 6:06pm On Oct 09, 2018
5. Avoid sleeping in the car overnight with the windows rolled up and AC on.
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by WeirdWolf: 6:37pm On Oct 09, 2018
DonX001:
5. Avoid sleeping in the car overnight with the windows rolled up and AC on.

Why?
Re: 4 Ways To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Your Car by deebrownneymar: 6:45pm On Oct 09, 2018
Noted

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