exhaust leak anyone know what i should do?

[snakecobra9498]

Hey everyone i got a problem with one of my cars and i havent found an easy way of finding out where the leak is coming from.
I still have air flowing out the back lightly and motor got much louder. I was thinking it was one of the cats but i havent found any way to test out what could be the problem. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[red95r]

Have a friend cover both tail pipes with you under the car,start it and feel for the air.

 

[snakecobra9498]

Not a bad idea. It'll backflow all the air to the leak so i would be able to find out where it is correct?

 

[red95r]

yes. check your mani to mid first.

 

[Twista]

Last time i had a problem like this.. i had a damn crack in the H section of my hpipe... SOB cracked/split real good.

 

[Musturd]

If it's a mod motor the stupid gasket from the manifold or header to Ur mid pipe probably failed. I've replaced a few of those on my old mod cars.

 

[c_me_pass_u]

Just take it to an exhaust shop last time I went they didn't charge me at all...

 

[blkmcnasty]

Just slide under the car, you can hear an exhaust leak anywhere on a mustang just by using your ears.

 

[bonestock3.8DTH]

Or you could do what my friend did today to his dodge, just cut off the tail pipes hah. That got ride of his exhaust leak.

 

[BMAC96GT]

Whats an exhaust leak sound like? I thought my car sounded perfect but one of my buddies has an 03 Cobra and said he definitely heard one and he knows what he's talking about.

 

[ryclef331]

Have a friend cover both tail pipes with you under the car,start it and feel for the air.

What?

 

[JoshHooten]

mine had an exhaust leak and it was on the passenger side on the top of the cat where it is welded to the h pipe i heard there weak welds and have a tendency to brake id check there the cat closest to the headers

 

[red95r]

Have a friend cover both tail pipes with you under the car,start it and feel for the air.

What?

As long as he understood what I was trying to convey, don't worry about it.

 

[ryclef331]

Have a friend cover both tail pipes with you under the car,start it and feel for the air.

What?

As long as he understood what I was trying to convey, don't worry about it.

Have a friend cover both tail pipes with you under the car,start it and feel for the air.

What?

As long as he understood what I was trying to convey, don't worry about it.

Call me crazy but if he is saying the motor got "much louder" and not the occasional "tick" that this type of friend-endagering shenanigans won't be required.

The the original poster, get the car in the air, fire it up, and look around. The louder the "tick" its probably closer to the motor.