Exhaust leak
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Exhaust leak
So i developed an exhaust leak and now i have a check engine/vsc light. I have some pictures below showing where the leak is. It is between the two flanges. I see smoke coming out from this area between the flanges. This photo was taken on the passenger side right behind the front wheels. Is this a bad gasket that has become corroded(if it even has a gasket to begin with)? This is an 08 is250AWD w/ 113k miles that just went through one of the roughest chicago winters.
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forgot to add pictures lol. i didnt get a good look at it, but does it seem like it is missing a bolt that connects the two flanges? maybe it just needs a bolt to tighten the flanges together
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hhmm not sure why i only thought of that now. can't believe a bolt just came off like that so easily. thanks for the help. would that exhaust leak cause the car to have a check engine light? I believe the code was p0420 i believe.
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so i went to a local muffler shop for them to take a look at the car. The bolts are intact, but seems like the gasket corroded off. They are charging me $65 to just put a new gasket on. seems too pricey to me, so i left. was thinking of just patching it up with some muffler putty. what do you guys think? there are two pipes down there on the driver side and passenger side right , which lies a foot past the front wheels.
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Yes, an exhaust leak delays catalytic converter light off, which causes a P0420 or P0430, depending on side.
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