Exhaust leak...

[Phil]

How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
Will be buying the car soon from the olds as a work car and apart from that,
it's in good nick, hence I'd like an idea on the cost.

[Smee]

flange gasket?


Phil wrote:

> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
> Will be buying the car soon from the olds as a work car and apart from that,
> it's in good nick, hence I'd like an idea on the cost.
>
>

[atec]

Phil wrote:
> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
> Will be buying the car soon from the olds as a work car and apart from that,
> it's in good nick, hence I'd like an idea on the cost.
>
>
which manifold ?,

[Antti]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:32:38 +1000, Phil wrote:

> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???

It depends where it is it leaking. Just the gasket? Or is it leaking
because has a stud broken?

If drilling out broken studs is required, this will cost more.

Antti

[Phil]

Sorry cant answer any of ur questions re flange/which manifold or if a
stud is broken...might have to get a mechanic to look/quote on it...
Thanx so far.
"Antti" <xixax_remove_this@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.02.20.02.13.14.903922@netspace.net.a u...
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:32:38 +1000, Phil wrote:
>
>> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
>> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
>
> It depends where it is it leaking. Just the gasket? Or is it leaking
> because has a stud broken?
>
> If drilling out broken studs is required, this will cost more.
>
> Antti

[Stewart]

"Phil" <mh97@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
> Will be buying the car soon from the olds as a work car and apart from
> that, it's in good nick, hence I'd like an idea on the cost.

Would very much depend on where the leak is.. it could simply be a leaky
flex joint, which should be fairly quick and cheap to fix, or could be a
broken stud as others have said. which will probably cost $$$

If it sounds like someone tapping the exhaust piping with a small hammer
while you are accelerating, it is probably a manifold leak which could be a
broken stud.. if it just sounds like it's 'farting' under acceleration,
then it is probably further down, a flange gasket or flex joint.. or even
just a hole in a muffler.

[Phil]

That sounds like it %100......farting under acceleration and a cold start...
I'll still get it sorted b4 i buy it...as i said it belongs to the old's and
is a 97 model with only 147k's on it and is in great nick...all for $5000.00
(They are leaving the country and cant be stuffed advertising it)
"Stewart" <gjstewart@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Phil" <mh97@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:421723c3$0$25767$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
>> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
>> Will be buying the car soon from the olds as a work car and apart from
>> that, it's in good nick, hence I'd like an idea on the cost.
>
> Would very much depend on where the leak is.. it could simply be a leaky
> flex joint, which should be fairly quick and cheap to fix, or could be a
> broken stud as others have said. which will probably cost $$$
>
> If it sounds like someone tapping the exhaust piping with a small hammer
> while you are accelerating, it is probably a manifold leak which could be
> a broken stud.. if it just sounds like it's 'farting' under
> acceleration, then it is probably further down, a flange gasket or flex
> joint.. or even just a hole in a muffler.
>

[kevcat]

take it to an exhaust shop
not a mechanic
they will find it and give you a quote right there
they are set up for that sort of thing
might be quite cheap

Kev

Phil wrote:
>
> Sorry cant answer any of ur questions re flange/which manifold or if a
> stud is broken...might have to get a mechanic to look/quote on it...
> Thanx so far.
> "Antti" <xixax_remove_this@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.02.20.02.13.14.903922@netspace.net.a u...
> > On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:32:38 +1000, Phil wrote:
> >
> >> How hard to fix and and how much is an exhaust leak on a 3 litre V6 Camry
> >> likely to cost? Believe it is near the manifold somewhere......???
> >
> > It depends where it is it leaking. Just the gasket? Or is it leaking
> > because has a stud broken?
> >
> > If drilling out broken studs is required, this will cost more.
> >
> > Antti