how do u check for an exhaust leak?
02-15-2005, 01:11 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (boosted ek)
put your car on jack stands(all 4) leave your car running and run your hand from one end of the piping without touching the pipes and locate the leak.
02-15-2005, 02:00 AM
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not really... that could be that you have a loose heat shield, or a bolt/screw stuck... in there... or sometimes when your catalyst converter is really jacked up, it will sound like it has really course sand inside... it could be alot of things... a leak will sound like a leak...
02-15-2005, 04:56 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (boosted ek)
hold a lit cigarette, or in some cases a joint up to where you think it is leaking. If the direction of the smoke changes then you have a leak
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02-15-2005, 05:14 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (remo)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by remo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">soapy water does the trick</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes but not most practical. works good for tires though.
yes but not most practical. works good for tires though.
02-15-2005, 10:32 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (kurzsi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kurzsi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">put a frisby on the end of ur exhaust and air will escape from wherever the leak is</TD></TR></TABLE>
I advise against this. like wow. If your not careful thats asking for trouble.
I advise against this. like wow. If your not careful thats asking for trouble.
02-15-2005, 11:04 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (Luserkid)
you probably dont have one at home, but we use a smoke machine with a rubber fitting on the outlet that fits inside the tail pipe.
02-15-2005, 11:46 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (kurzsi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kurzsi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">put a frisby on the end of ur exhaust and air will escape from wherever the leak is</TD></TR></TABLE>
hehe yeah this will work all of a few seconds untill the car stalls. why do you think people shove potatos into tale pipes to mess with people?
hehe yeah this will work all of a few seconds untill the car stalls. why do you think people shove potatos into tale pipes to mess with people?
02-15-2005, 11:51 AM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (monicle)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by monicle »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hehe yeah this will work all of a few seconds untill the car stalls. why do you think people shove potatos into tale pipes to mess with people?</TD></TR></TABLE>
to check for leaks?
to check for leaks?
02-15-2005, 04:48 PM
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Re: how do u check for an exhaust leak? (Unjockable)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted ek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">muffler shop has this?</TD></TR></TABLE>
i would think so, maybe the higher end ones, I'm not sure though.
i would think so, maybe the higher end ones, I'm not sure though.
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Re: (boosted ek)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted ek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just to make sure, exhaust leak with cause a rattle/stutter sound, right?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sounds like you have a broken weld, just raise it up and inspect it starting from the header to the exhaust tip.
Sounds like you have a broken weld, just raise it up and inspect it starting from the header to the exhaust tip.
02-16-2005, 02:01 PM
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Re: (kurzsi)
1) Get the car in the air. Or so that you can get under it. SAFELY
2) Cut/find a piece of vaccum hose.
3) Use it stethoscope style. One piece in ear other in hand.
4) locat area where you might think it could be coming from. Such as the areas where the exhasut bolts to gether.
5) just listen for wind/noise.
*EDIT - oh ya, this works even better when the car is running, put that in one of those s1teps.
Modified by zombie247 at 5:11 PM 2/16/2005
2) Cut/find a piece of vaccum hose.
3) Use it stethoscope style. One piece in ear other in hand.
4) locat area where you might think it could be coming from. Such as the areas where the exhasut bolts to gether.
5) just listen for wind/noise.
*EDIT - oh ya, this works even better when the car is running, put that in one of those s1teps.
Modified by zombie247 at 5:11 PM 2/16/2005
02-16-2005, 02:08 PM
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Re: (kurzsi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kurzsi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actually if u have an exhaust leak air getting out somewhere so obviously your car wouldn't shut off. THINK ABOUT IT</TD></TR></TABLE>
if the leak was big enough to allow the car to run when the end is plugged up it would be big enough to hear and see the huge gaping hole THINK ABOUT IT
if the leak was big enough to allow the car to run when the end is plugged up it would be big enough to hear and see the huge gaping hole THINK ABOUT IT
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