Method Carbon monoxide poisoning- car?

[brxy7]

I remember learning that leaving your car on in the garage is dangerous because of the co2.

Can't I just sit in my car with the closed garage as it's on until I die?

 

[Timothy7dff]

Modern cars have something that prevents this. Although a golfer just died like this. So, either all vehicles don't have the restriction or you can remove it. Catalytic converter maybe?

 

[brxy7]

Modern cars have something that prevents this. Although a golfer just died like this. So, either all vehicles don't have the restriction or you can remove it. Catalytic converter maybe?

I can remove the cat and put test pipes or whatever, I mod cars a lot so it's not a problem. I doubt the cat would make a difference though it only filters out so many particles, if it was 100% the car wouldn't run lol. I guess I want to know if this is at all a plausible method scientifically

 

[J&L383]

I would get a car from the '60s. Tune it so that it runs "rich" (leaving a lot of unburned gas). In a garage that's small and sealed off, or better yet a hose into the inside of the car. Then I would think you have a good chance. (But to be safe, get an industrial grade CO detector and make sure the levels are high).

 

[kyhoti]

Modern cars do have a method to monitor CO, as part of OBD-II (the emissions system) which is prevalent in Western nations. The engine will shut off before lethal levels are reached. Older cars do not; my great-uncle tried to CTB by CO in his garage. Interestingly, he had a heart-attack before the gas got him.

Charcoal is the new "car in the garage", so much so that several Asian countries are declaring it an emergency. YMMV.