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Gray Ghost 04-05-2008 02:32 AM

exhaust leak
 
so i been running around with an exhaust leak for about a month now and its really getting old :help:.. its on the right side and i thinks ite the gasket between the exahust manafold and the header.. is this a hard fix? should i jsut take it to a dealer? how much you think it would cause for a dealer to do it!?!

keith97xlt 04-05-2008 03:32 AM

do a search on "broken manifold studs" youll get tons of info.

EsoxShep 04-11-2008 11:44 AM

There isn't a gasket between the manfold and the down pipes. As suggested, look for the broken stud threads, and you'll find a lot of info.

I had both broken studs on the manifolds to heads, and also the studs to the pipes were rusted completely away on both sides. I replaces the manifolds, studs, O2 snsors, and all is better now. The broken studs were removed by double nutting them. There is just enough left to get a good bite on the second nut. New manifolds were worth it, as opposed to drilling and tapping out the old rusted studs.

minimonster17 04-11-2008 12:11 PM

no, use the info here, and do it yourself. if you have acess to hand tools, a drill, an easy out, and some pb blaster, you can fix this yourself...


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