exhaust leak

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exhaust leak

Post by kinkyllama »

Well i have a couple exhaust leaks.. ones easy, just need to weld a bit.. but the other few im unsure what to do because there on the muffler.



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I cant really just weld this to fix it.. i dont really know what to do. I cant describe it either so hopfully by the pictures someone can help me out.. i dont really want to buy a new muffler

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This one i can just weld.. no problem



Is an exhaust leak even bad?
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Re: exhaust leak

Post by woo »

if your leak is before the cat (like mine.....) it is very bad because then the car is ommitting carbon monoxide instead of carbon dioxide.
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Post by kinkyllama »

Just on/around the muffler. There not bad leaks either.. but they bother me. lol
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-Turbo in the works
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Post by woo »

i guess if you dont want to weld it you could rap it in the special exhaust tape stuff
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Post by AcingTeam »

I wouldn't even worry about it... in fact, if I had this tiny little drops on my muffler, I wouldn't even notice them.
Every car's exhaust leaks when the car is not warmed up...
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