97 Camry LE Will Not Start

[quote:d05d5b2520="Guvnor"]I was hoping someone out there might know the answer to this one as I'm stumped.

A few weeks ago, my 1997 Camry LE started making a loud noise which sounded as though there was a hole in the exhaust or manifold. I have driven the car about 10 times since then and the noise did not go away, but did not get any better. Sounded like I was drag racing down my street!!!

I tried to start the car a few days ago and now the thing will not start. I get about 1 second of the loud exhaust noise and it just dies. No engine turnover noise.. just the starter. I tried gassing the thing but this does nothing. I thought it may be a blocked catalytic, but there is no engine light & no scanner codes are showing up. The wife tells me when I try starting it, smoke is coming out the bottom of the engine compartment. I've tried starting it on a few occasions but it just gives an exhaust noise & instantly dies.

Helppp!!! Pleeease!!! I'm pulling out what little hair I have left.[/quote:d05d5b2520]

Get a backpressure test done on the exhaust system that will finger a clogged Cat- The engine has to breath-inhale and exhale---just like us humans.

[quote:6824b82899="rasmataz"][quote:6824b82899="Guvnor"]I was hoping someone out there might know the answer to this one as I'm stumped.

A few weeks ago, my 1997 Camry LE started making a loud noise which sounded as though there was a hole in the exhaust or manifold. I have driven the car about 10 times since then and the noise did not go away, but did not get any better. Sounded like I was drag racing down my street!!!

I tried to start the car a few days ago and now the thing will not start. I get about 1 second of the loud exhaust noise and it just dies. No engine turnover noise.. just the starter. I tried gassing the thing but this does nothing. I thought it may be a blocked catalytic, but there is no engine light & no scanner codes are showing up. The wife tells me when I try starting it, smoke is coming out the bottom of the engine compartment. I've tried starting it on a few occasions but it just gives an exhaust noise & instantly dies.

Helppp!!! Pleeease!!! I'm pulling out what little hair I have left.[/quote:6824b82899]

Get a backpressure test done on the exhaust system that will finger a clogged Cat- The engine has to breath-inhale and exhale---just like us humans.[/quote:6824b82899]

Thanks for your help Rasmataz! Would this result in the car not being able to start at all and just shutting off with the symptoms I describe and not trigger an OBD code?

[quote:9d7750abb8="Guvnor"][quote:9d7750abb8="rasmataz"][quote:9d7750abb8="Guvnor"]I was hoping someone out there might know the answer to this one as I'm stumped.

A few weeks ago, my 1997 Camry LE started making a loud noise which sounded as though there was a hole in the exhaust or manifold. I have driven the car about 10 times since then and the noise did not go away, but did not get any better. Sounded like I was drag racing down my street!!!

I tried to start the car a few days ago and now the thing will not start. I get about 1 second of the loud exhaust noise and it just dies. No engine turnover noise.. just the starter. I tried gassing the thing but this does nothing. I thought it may be a blocked catalytic, but there is no engine light & no scanner codes are showing up. The wife tells me when I try starting it, smoke is coming out the bottom of the engine compartment. I've tried starting it on a few occasions but it just gives an exhaust noise & instantly dies.

Helppp!!! Pleeease!!! I'm pulling out what little hair I have left.[/quote:9d7750abb8]

Get a backpressure test done on the exhaust system that will finger a clogged Cat- The engine has to breath-inhale and exhale---just like us humans.[/quote:9d7750abb8]

Thanks for your help Rasmataz! Would this result in the car not being able to start at all and just shutting off with the symptoms I describe and not trigger an OBD code?[/quote:9d7750abb8]

Sometimes the OBD2 system doesn't throw a code/s when something is wrong, start there.Then we'll take it to the next level dunno where yet till you comeback