Hit Steep Driveway - Exhaust Leaking

AlcyoneDaze · #1 07-19-2007, 11:21 AM

I was driving around Newark the other day and pulled in a driveway to turn around, misjudging my A) speed B) clearance and now my car sounds like really, really angry Honda. I inspected the underside and found the exhaust is leaking (pass. side) between the where exhaust manifold and the catalytic converter section bolt together. I tried tightening the nuts but the sounds hasnt gone away.

I really don't want to replace the cat section, as its only two years old. Is it possible I just knocked the more inexpensive gasket out of place? Any comments, suggestions, or ideas would help. I know it cant be good for the car to have exhaust leaking so far upstream. yelp!

SVXtacy · #2 07-19-2007, 11:46 AM

Ugh, I know exactly how you feel. I got to NJIT for school, and that city destroyed my suspension/midpipe when I had my SVX. I say you go to a muffler shop and have them cut the section out and weld a new one. Couldn't possibly cost more than $40.

JaySVX · #3 07-19-2007, 12:05 PM

Can you tell where the leak is coming from? As long as it's not to bad, you can get it welded for next to nothing.

AlcyoneDaze · #4 07-19-2007, 12:09 PM

right where the manfold bolts to the cat pipe.

AlcyoneDaze · #5 07-23-2007, 06:37 PM

Okay, update; its actually leaking in two places, the first being where the passenger side cat pipe bolts up to the exhaust manifold, and also where the primary cat bolts to the resonator section. The latter was rusted at the flange and the driveway was the proverbial straw on the camel's back.

Now I'm experiencing sputtering below 2k rpms while starting from a stop and cruising - would that be a common symptom of an exhaust leak?
There is no problem at WOT or at idle, just in the low-rpms...

In your professional SVX opinions, are these openings in the exhaust the cause of my rough/lumpy/sputtery acceleration?

AlcyoneDaze · #6 07-24-2007, 11:13 AM

I tried tightening the bolts, which are pretty far apart and it got worse, now it sputters at all RPMS...

help! is it my ehxaust cuasing my engine running problems?!?!?

DarknessofDeath · #7 07-24-2007, 11:32 AM

correct me if i am wrong -anybody - i have heard that exhaust leak could/would cause engine/running problems. something like rough idle and loss of power kind of thing...