1999 Plymouth Breeze excessive exhaust

COOLBREEZE1952

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1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
82,000 MILES

I own a 1999 Plymouth Breeze 4 door and have noticed an excessive amount of exhaust coming out lately even when it is warmer weather out after driving for a little while, not when first starting it. I have checked the oil and there is no choc milk shake effect to it, the overflow bottle of the coolant is clean and the true color of antifreeze, it starts right up, doesn't run rough, there doesn't look like moisture is dripping from tailpipe. It has never overheated that I know of, always staying at the middle mark, which the fan comes on from time to time to keep it there but has never went past it. I don't notice a sweet smell to exhaust but a couple times after starting and going back there has noticed a faint gasoline smell for a short time. What could be causing all this to be coming out?

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ZACKMAN

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4,202 POSTS

Are you low on oil lately? It is possible that oil gets past your worn piston rings into the combustion chamber and burned off in the exhaust.

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Saturday, December 27th, 2008 AT 3:27 AM

COOLBREEZE1952

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I found out what it was, I have a car that the battery sets down by the bumper well and I had a new battery put in a week ago, I guess they were looking for the battery but they disconnected the throttle body tube, it runs from the air cleaner to the box that houses throttle body and never reconnected it so I was just sucking in all that cold air, as soon as it was reconnected it quit doing it. Thank you for your time Zackman.