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paigeoliver:
I'd just have the shop fix it. I have had tons of exhaust leaks repaired on vehicles. It has never been very expensive.

Oddly enough though, I have never bought a muffler.

USSEnterprise:
that also makes sense, since the hot exhaust condenses in the cold air. Too bad we have springtime weather here.

This is nuts. Inspection is in May, and also needs front struts, and emissions work, in addition to the leak (nasty smell, hopefully just the knock sensor). Plus, I've got an error code telling me the turbo boost pressure is too high. Might need a new boost controller while I'm at it.  It looks like another delay for the MAME cab until I can get this all repaired. Too much to do, not enough money...

--- Quote ---I'd just have the shop fix it. I have had tons of exhaust leaks repaired on vehicles. It has never been very expensive.
--- End quote ---

I'm guessing you've not had work done on a european car before. Everything is more expensive.

paigeoliver:
Correct, all my cars have been american or Japanese.

USSEnterprise:
I can probably find the leak myself. I need to remove a heat shield to get to the exhaust manifold to check it for leaks. Also need to check a vacuum connector on the turbocharger, which has nothing connected to it. I do need to do vacuum lines on it at some point anyway.

DrewKaree:

--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on March 11, 2007, 11:47:54 am ---
--- Quote ---I'd just have the shop fix it. I have had tons of exhaust leaks repaired on vehicles. It has never been very expensive.
--- End quote ---

I'm guessing you've not had work done on a european car before. Everything is more expensive.

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I'm guessing you've not had work done at a dedicated muffler shop.  Not Car-X, a DEDICATED muffler shop.  Titled something like "Jim's Muffler Shop".  It may also be "Jim's Muffler & Radiator Shop" or something equally as classy.  Japanese cars can and often are JUST as expensive as European cars, and a "Jim's Muffler Shop" replaced the ENTIRE set of pipes from the manifold to the ass end on my CRX for $50 (minus the muffler - I had that, but couldn't remove any of the pipes, which is why I was at "Jim's Muffler Shop").

Try to listen to the advice being given to you before you dismiss it out of hand because you've got a "European" car.  You've got a mind-block on much good advice given to you here for no reason other than that it seems like you're stubborn.  Paige gave you good advice that you couldn't POSSIBLY have checked out in the 2 minutes before you responded.  Take it, and call around to some muffler shops, unless wasting half an hour on the phone is more a waste of your time than us responding to give you advice.

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