# Exhaust leak?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-leak/76270>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 22, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-leak/76270 "2012-12-22T03:50:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-leak/76270/21 "2012-12-24T07:58:29Z")

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You might have an exhaust manifold flange gasket that is starting to deteriorate.

Make sure all the exhaust manifold hardware is tight. Put a socket to the nuts/bolts and make sure they’re not loose. Don’t overdo it, though.

Also, make sure that there are no missing exhaust manifold/flange nuts or bolts. It happens.

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**Author:** ![lesshadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9d8465/32.png) [@lesshadow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lesshadow)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-leak/76270/22 "2012-12-24T08:07:40Z")

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Thanks DB…I am not even sure where the manifold is…but I will try to figure it out. I thought that if I couldn’t I would replace the exhaust system a little at a time. Starting with the gasket…

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-leak/76270/23 "2012-12-24T08:26:04Z")

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@lesshadow, 4-cylinder or V6?

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