How do you search for a exhaust leak?

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Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak? #758928 10/19/06 04:18 PM

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i just failed inspection for a leak in my exhaust
i have a 98 rodeo ls with 70k miles
anyone have tips to search out the leak?
also..the sound is much deeper now..
any advise be great
thanks

Use a piece of tubing (rigid, like brake line) attached to a rubber hose. Stick hose in ear. Listen for whistling noises at joints (collector gaskets, where manifolds join to downpipes, etc).

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
How do you search for a exhaust leak?	Anonymous	10/18/06 03:10 AM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	bob large	10/18/06 03:19 AM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	trooperbc	10/18/06 04:00 AM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	Chef	10/18/06 04:24 AM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	Pyro4117	10/18/06 04:50 PM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	HCMP	10/18/06 09:11 PM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	Fujisawa_Rob	10/19/06 04:18 PM
Re: How do you search for a exhaust leak?	HCMP	10/19/06 04:37 PM

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