My car's engine sounds louder than usual when driving/accelerating and idling.?

You have a leak somewhere in the exhaust system. To track it down jack up the car and start it up. Follow your ears to the sound then hold a piece of newspaper close to the pipe to show where the gas is blowing out (if necessary).

Car Engine Sounds Loud

It does sound like Exhaust

However

if the car was running in Neutral ( with Ebrake on - be safe )

and you Pop the Hood, do you really hear more noise from the "Engine"

or

do you just hear more noise from the car?

I would tell my kids who are away at college to go to a place like "Midas" or any of the expensive shops that do FREE EXHAUST CHECK UPS

find out what they say

then take that inforamtion

Now you feel confident about how to convey what you need

and

go to another shop that won't over charge you.

Talking to a mechanic with confidence I feel takes some of the opportunity for them to take advantage of you.

Middle? Then maybe the exhaust system is to blame. It could be that it is damaged there..or shot lose ..I suggest you check the exhaust system first.

Exhaust system repairs are luckily pretty much one of the cheapest around.

It sounds like you may have a hole in your exhaust pipe. Same thing happened to my Civic...it was right before you get to the muffler. Just take it to a muffler shop, it only cost $50 to get mine fixed.

sounds like its a problem may be its the muffler/exhuast take for a check up theyll tell you everything

Turn the car off and check your oil. If it's low, add some. If it's dark, get an oil change ASAP...! Check the radiator, too. Make sure the radiator fluid's OK.

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Maybe you have a hole in your exhaust.

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