# Sputtering exhaust

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-exhaust/90715>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 26, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-exhaust/90715 "2015-07-26T00:58:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![madRiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@madRiver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/madRiver)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-exhaust/90715/1 "2015-07-26T00:58:22Z")

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I have a 2005 Subaru Legacy wagon with 190k. The exhaust(original) has a tiny hole in a pipe that looks like Y and splits to the two mufflers.

Can some thing like this get repaired or do you have to replace the entire exhaust?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-exhaust/90715/2 "2015-07-26T01:07:52Z")

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If the rest of your exhaust system is in good condition, a muffler shop can replace just that Y-shaped piece of exhaust pipe for you.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-exhaust/90715/3 "2015-07-26T04:54:31Z")

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Be sure to get that fixed as it can allow unhealthy exhaust air to get into the passenger compartment.