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How to tell if I have a Exhaust leak???

Old 02-21-2009, 08:08 PM
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Question How to tell if I have a Exhaust leak???

I think I have a Exhaust leak. My Exhaust is really loud. When I open my car door it sounds like its coming right under my car where the Exhaust Header and my Racing Beat race Pipe hook up. Also smells but that could be due to the race pipe lol
Could it be the bolts are lose? or bad gasket?
How do I fix this?
I was thinking of jacking up the driver side of my car and torqing down the bolts. Will that do it? or is there more to it than that?

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Old 02-21-2009, 08:12 PM
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Usually an exhaust leak sounds like a ticking type noise. It very well could be a gasket that is blown or loose bolts, or both. It wouldn't hurt to check.
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F%*k!!!
I think your right dude. I was at my Friend Mikes place he said the samething.
I recall going wot from a light and heard boom I was like wtf?
Got to the next light and heard that ticking noise.

Gerrrr bet I blown that gasket where the OEM Header connects to the race Pipe. Well not a bad fix just a pita fix. I think that gasket is like upwards of $14 bucks. The hard part is the removal of the race Pipe. Dam.
Time to make some calls.
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