acranox
04-11-2005, 03:06 PM
I had a hole in the flexible section of the downpipe. The part that looks like a coil spring right before the catalytic convertor.
Anyhow, I cut the piece out and put in a section of straight pipe and used some U-clamps to hold it in. It fixed the leak, but I think there is some more rattling. Autozone also sold a flexible piece, do you think I should have used that? I mean, I know it's obvious that I shouldn't have replaced something flexible with something rigid, but a lot of cars don't have a flexible section in their exhaust, right?
Also, I noticed that the exhaust pipe was two pipes, one inside the other. What's the point of that?
Thanks.
--Peter
Anyhow, I cut the piece out and put in a section of straight pipe and used some U-clamps to hold it in. It fixed the leak, but I think there is some more rattling. Autozone also sold a flexible piece, do you think I should have used that? I mean, I know it's obvious that I shouldn't have replaced something flexible with something rigid, but a lot of cars don't have a flexible section in their exhaust, right?
Also, I noticed that the exhaust pipe was two pipes, one inside the other. What's the point of that?
Thanks.
--Peter