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Well, A few days it was cold out and I see smoke near the engine bay. I looked under the car and found a huge exhaust leak. It is at the end of the manifold and before the cat. I am 99% it is leaking where the "mesh" is. Anyone had this problem before. I had this exhaust leak after I put on my custom CIA. Do you guys think it can be fixed or I need a new part. If I do need to replace it, I am thinking to get OBX Headers or RIPP (If I can find one) but it is catless. Can My car pass without the cat? It is driving me nuts because it makes like a hissing sound every time I accelerate.
that sounds like the flex pipe not the cat and thats relativly simple to replace. and yes, without a cat you are going to fail visual and sniff test but if you get o2 simulators then you can avoid dropping codes.
yea like bigbird said, its your flex pipe. depending on where you go its under 100 bucks to fix. I ran over a piece of styrafoam and broke my flex pipe and got it fixed for i think 70bucks. yes i know what youre thinking, how can styrafoam do that? im not sure but it did lol.
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On top of the checking the flex I'd check the bolts where your cat and manifold meet. Mine have gotten loose several times, but mines a cat-less front pipe. Try using either a hose to your ear to find the leak or what I had to do.....took a cigarette cellophane, gripped it with pliers and used it like a wind sock to probe the front pipe, while revving the engine moderately. Yes this is ghetto, but it worked for me and it saved me $200 someone who miss diagnosed was trying to get out of me
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Last edited by Quicksilver300; 02-13-2008 at 12:34 PM.
The cats I've seen usually like to lay on top of the hood for warmth. At least there's some insulation there. If your cat died because it tried to get under your car and got toasted by the exhaust... well that's its problem.
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I technically could gut my cat and pass inspection, they dont emissions test 16yr old cars here. They say, yep he's got an exhaust and it doesnt sound like crap....pass
My cat likes the comfort of straddling the cat for warmth, not very smart. I probably shouldn't have covered it in fur.
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