There's a clever way to locate where your exhaust leak(s) is coming from: reverse your shop vac so it's blowing not sucking and hook it up to your exhaust pipe (plug the second pipe if you've got dual exhaust). Then spray soapy water all over your manifold and you'll see little soap bubbles anywhere there's a leak.
I did this on a 97 Camry with the stock exhaust (in Canada, rust like crazy). The tubing, resonator, muffler and cat body are all high grade stainless but the flanges are carbon steel. Only the flanges had rust damage, I used a drill and wire wheel to get most of the rusted stuff out, put on JB Weld into the cracks and crevices of the flanges, let it cure and then used aluminum tape to seal over the cement (to hold it in place from vibrations, etc.) Works like a charm until I replace the flanges.
why would you do that to your exhaust/manifold connection point? A donut gasket costs basically nothing, and by taking a few minutes to unhook a few exhaust hangers, you could easily have dropped the forward exhaust the 2 to 2 and a half inches it would have taken to clear the Rons (oh I meant to say studs, but same thing 😉). Then just reach up and remove any remnants of the old gasket, slide to the new donut gasket on its place, and slip the exhaust back over the studs of the manifold. Finger tighten the nuts then reattach the exhaust hangers. Once the hangers are attached, loosen nuts again, gently give the exhaust a shake or two in each direction (up & down and side to side), to make sure exhaust isn't twisted on the studs and sits flush. Re-tighten nuts to stud bolts, and bob's your uncle.
Good luck taking it apart. Next time just replace the gasket. That product is great on rust through on pipes or on the muffler. Not really great for sealing joints.
And I'm pretty certain the directions say to let the product sit for 24hrs to cure prior to actually putting it under load or heat it up with running exhaust...smh but long as he's satisfied at the end of the day it's his s***.
For those of us that cant seem to get the three bolts off to replace the gasket without cutting them, this is perhaps n option. Better to use flexible sealant if possible. Good temp repair tho.thx
completely agree. i have a 97 k2500 with this issue. right after the cat they have that butt flange and the bolts are a pain. i ended up cutting them off replacing the gasket and welding it shut. NO MORE LEAKS!!
I need to pull off the heat shield and see if my leak is at the gasket like this or if it’s a crack/hole in the pipe. Either way I’m going to shove steel wool and exhaust filler all over the leak and possibly put an exhaust wrap over it. Then I can fix the other leak and then finally new o2 sensor
It's supposed to have a little water on the area you put it and it's also supposed to sit overnight to harden. I used it and it is cracked not even a month later.
After leaving overnight to cure, put aluminum tape over it (same stuff they use to seal HVAC joints), it will keep the cement in place and help with little leaks from cracking.
I welded together a 1" to 2" adaptor flange for my racing quad's jumbo fireball muffler, and ended up with a hairline leak when I'm not willing to build another until next spring. *I am going to try some oil and ceramic clay powder that once air cured, should fire to hard ceramic from the exhaust heat.* I suspect this is a relatively similar compound.
@John Stone Hey rookie read this. Blowby is the leakage of any combustion gases or pressure into the engine's crankcase. Most blowby occurs when exhaust gas enters the crankcase by going past the piston rings while other sources include turbochargers. ... Air, fuel, and other contaminants will slip into the crankcase and cause all types of problems. Ok rookie? Apology accepted, rookie.
@@Peter-pv8xx your correct it’s internally when air, gases, oil etc passing thru the piston rings valve seals not the xterm all parts like exhaust systems or air box. 🤦🏾
Isn't it only meant to move during assembly for easy adjustment? Or is it also meant to move when installed? Just a curious question. I'm wondering the method in this video will hold
that stuff wont hold. I used it on my egr exhaust tube and it just flaked off after a couple of weeks- as did some other stuff that had a higher temp rating.
I doubt its longevity. I have used similar paste to seal holes in the muffler in the middle of the car. It was my daily driver at that time and after a few weeks the paste started to crack and leak again. Temperatures at the exhaust manifold must be way higher than that. Easy and cheap fix though.
Love the way you say "putty" I mean the word it self doesn't have ANY (D's) in it at all... I was so confused! I was like WTF why is this guy putting Chocolate lookin (PUDDING - AKA. PUDDIN) On his Exhaust?! Then I figured it out... Maybe I have been saying it wrong this whole time... Huh, who woulda known.
Yeah there like 15$ for my truck, it's a doughnut that goes in there and that joint it made to move just a like bit so that putty is just gona crack and fall off
@Digitized you dont have to tell me. I do car work and live in michigan. Like the most rust filled place there is. I have learned many many tricks to work with rusty bolts. Lol
@Digitized nice. Yeah I hear yah. Sadly no one els I know knows how to do much of anything so i get summoned on to do all there durty work. Lol. And never have time to work on or play with my own cars lol
Good luck getting that flange apart in the future. When you seen it was missing a nut, why did you not just buy a new gasket and tighten them all down in sequence and be done with it?
I have a leak in about the same place on my 91’ , kinda in a bind with needing the pickup not having time/space to fix it right or drop it off to fix so I bought a can of what was used in the video, if it holds up for a few weeks that would be ideal, will be a bugger to clean up and fix right. And to get the $h:! Off of your hands I used fast orange soap and a piece of the green kitchen scotchbrite seemed to work pretty good.
Do not do this unless u are completely mechanically inexperianced. This will cost way more long run. Spend 20$ more and do it right and dont say rusty bolt excuses cuz a 3/8 drill will remove those bolts in under 5 minutes for 5$
Keystone Drift more than maybe used gasket who would dare to by a used gasket. again buget video not a lifetime fix it will get you by to save up for the permanentliy repair meaning new parts.
@@keystonedrift7677 probably free depending on the condition of the old one. bolts might have just come loose. I would have taken it apart, cleaned it up, put it all back together and went from there.
depending on what state you live in, you might get away with no muffler, nw indiana does emissions testing, and my 2000 toyota hasnt has a muffller in nearly 15 years. since they obd 2 test it, I show up literally like 5 mins before they close, and know they are in a hurry to close n go home, everytime without fail, they just plug me in, say cool you passed and i get grab the paper from em and haul it outta there before they realise they passed me with no muffler cause they failed to do a undercarrage check
First of all, you have leaking all over, moffler other pipes are cracked and probably your catalytic converter as well, those are easy fix, but if your manifold exhaust is leaking that staff epoxy or any staff out there never will, the only way to fix it is to take it out and put a new gasket in it, and the best gasket you can do is permatex or any other product that can do the same, that epoxy thing is just gonna add more frustration
well i just found out that my exhaust manifold have 2 broken bolts on the driver side and i have to change the bolts and of course change the gasket but i'm going to put a better gasket so i don't have to do the job again. so let me ask you this it's best if i do both sides instead of just doing one side. the passenger side is good but i want to change the bolts to stainless bolts and change the gasket so i can be straight so please help me out
This is foolish your budget was 10 you blew your exhaust gasket due to missing bolt loosen your other 2 lower it put the gasket under budget and the real fix permanently
You said " il video tape it as best as I can " .. lol 😂🤣 . Forreal . You meant record... It's not video tapes anymore bro .. do u still write checks too? .. I subbed. Thanks for the vid
It does not work I used this stuff about four times now, the heat from the headers will eventually melt this stuff off and then you will have to do it again and again. Do yourself a favor and just fix it right the first time the right way.
OR...You can just remove the 3 nuts and put a new gasket in there which costs $10 (I bought one today for my Suburban) and fix it right which will last for many, many years or decades. You spent the same amount of money to "fix it" the wrong way where it won't last very long at all. I don't understand peoples short cuts instead of doing it right when the cost is the same. If something costs $500 to do it right and you dont have the money by all means take short cuts.
There's a clever way to locate where your exhaust leak(s) is coming from: reverse your shop vac so it's blowing not sucking and hook it up to your exhaust pipe (plug the second pipe if you've got dual exhaust). Then spray soapy water all over your manifold and you'll see little soap bubbles anywhere there's a leak.
Thanks for the tip sir!!!
That's a good 👍 one.
Amateur mechanics have BIG EGOs esp. the ones that literally make hick culture their identity so expect them to be IMMATURE@gormenfreeman499
Lame.. who.doesnt know that..smfh
blow rust and dirt 😂
I did this on a 97 Camry with the stock exhaust (in Canada, rust like crazy). The tubing, resonator, muffler and cat body are all high grade stainless but the flanges are carbon steel.
Only the flanges had rust damage, I used a drill and wire wheel to get most of the rusted stuff out, put on JB Weld into the cracks and crevices of the flanges, let it cure and then used aluminum tape to seal over the cement (to hold it in place from vibrations, etc.)
Works like a charm until I replace the flanges.
Has the Manifold/Exhaust Fix held up? up to date
why would you do that to your exhaust/manifold connection point? A donut gasket costs basically nothing, and by taking a few minutes to unhook a few exhaust hangers, you could easily have dropped the forward exhaust the 2 to 2 and a half inches it would have taken to clear the Rons (oh I meant to say studs, but same thing 😉). Then just reach up and remove any remnants of the old gasket, slide to the new donut gasket on its place, and slip the exhaust back over the studs of the manifold. Finger tighten the nuts then reattach the exhaust hangers. Once the hangers are attached, loosen nuts again, gently give the exhaust a shake or two in each direction (up & down and side to side), to make sure exhaust isn't twisted on the studs and sits flush. Re-tighten nuts to stud bolts, and bob's your uncle.
$10 fix that's why 😂
Good luck taking it apart. Next time just replace the gasket. That product is great on rust through on pipes or on the muffler. Not really great for sealing joints.
Yeah that's gonna be a real B to get off if it ends up not lasting.
And I'm pretty certain the directions say to let the product sit for 24hrs to cure prior to actually putting it under load or heat it up with running exhaust...smh but long as he's satisfied at the end of the day it's his s***.
For those of us that cant seem to get the three bolts off to replace the gasket without cutting them, this is perhaps n option. Better to use flexible sealant if possible. Good temp repair tho.thx
completely agree. i have a 97 k2500 with this issue. right after the cat they have that butt flange and the bolts are a pain. i ended up cutting them off replacing the gasket and welding it shut. NO MORE LEAKS!!
@@samsizemore6202 is it still holding out eazy money?
I need to pull off the heat shield and see if my leak is at the gasket like this or if it’s a crack/hole in the pipe. Either way I’m going to shove steel wool and exhaust filler all over the leak and possibly put an exhaust wrap over it. Then I can fix the other leak and then finally new o2 sensor
Does it have a gasket there? I thought it's only seal by the pipes.
What is pewwdy...😅
I saw chris fix do something similar to his exhaust manifold leaks and it takes hours to dry and he used gloves while applying.
*CAUTION!* Guys, when using sealants *use disposable latex or rubber gloves* these compounds can irritate or set on your skin.
Homie I build race boats, been getting epoxy, silicon rubber, gasket maker etc on my hands for years, my hands are fine🤣🤣
@@Aidan-wilson Well keep doing you homie, and I'll do me.
Is it ok to eat with salad?
Retarded people brain works differently than normal brain. They always say I'm fine, I'm fine until they get cancer by the age of 65
@@bigfan1364I put it on my sandwiches, haven’t farted in bout 6 months
That's not epoxy. Epoxy won't stand up to that kind of heat.
Furnace cement is what I used.
Did it last? Furnaces don't shake
@@jonpaton4449you ever try it? 😮
It's supposed to have a little water on the area you put it and it's also supposed to sit overnight to harden. I used it and it is cracked not even a month later.
After leaving overnight to cure, put aluminum tape over it (same stuff they use to seal HVAC joints), it will keep the cement in place and help with little leaks from cracking.
@baudneo good to know. Thanks. I ended up replacing half of the exhaust because it got too bad. But might need to use it on another vehicle soon.
Mine has a crush gasket in there that I’m going to try first. If that fails, I’ll be looking at this option.
Finally something similar. My passenger heard that noise and said it’s the exhaust. Looked it up and found the exact noise on here.
Yea it be good just to replace the gasket, but sometimes it’s a little more corroded and it helps to seal it off.
Monkey juice box guy!
I hear the exact same noise when accelerating in my 1999 Silverado, might give this a shot
I welded together a 1" to 2" adaptor flange for my racing quad's jumbo fireball muffler, and ended up with a hairline leak when I'm not willing to build another until next spring. *I am going to try some oil and ceramic clay powder that once air cured, should fire to hard ceramic from the exhaust heat.*
I suspect this is a relatively similar compound.
You can apply the stuff with a smaller paint sponge for smaller places you can't fit your fingers into
Have you got the epoxy off your finger yet? Dude, that stuff sets like steel.
He had gloves on when he did this
Not in the first scene
You should've just changed the exhaust manifold gasket while you were down there also.
You should've took a video after you tightened down the flange with the new bolt so we could get an actual comparison
Blowby is a completely different thing.
@John Stone No he didn't.
@John Stone Hey rookie read this. Blowby is the leakage of any combustion gases or pressure into the engine's crankcase. Most blowby occurs when exhaust gas enters the crankcase by going past the piston rings while other sources include turbochargers. ... Air, fuel, and other contaminants will slip into the crankcase and cause all types of problems. Ok rookie? Apology accepted, rookie.
@@Peter-pv8xx jjno no
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@@Peter-pv8xx your correct it’s internally when air, gases, oil etc passing thru the piston rings valve seals not the xterm all parts like exhaust systems or air box. 🤦🏾
The doughnut that goes in there is cheap. That joint is ment to move so that putty is going to eventually crack and fall off
Isn't it only meant to move during assembly for easy adjustment? Or is it also meant to move when installed? Just a curious question. I'm wondering the method in this video will hold
@@DizzyLizzy79 its ment to flex when you give it gas the motor rocks a lil if it was all welded sold it would brake best of luck to you
that stuff wont hold. I used it on my egr exhaust tube and it just flaked off after a couple of weeks- as did some other stuff that had a higher temp rating.
Thanks. Manifold broke where egr is attached. Was gonna try this :/
Whatever song that was at 2:24 had my 15 in my card knocking !!😂💯
They really are some bangers😂 you can thanks Splice for that lol
FYI - Epoxy requires you to mix 2 components which then react and start hardening so that is not epoxy.
Ya this is just a sealer
hardener lol
Okay sheldon
Excellent video man ! Many thanks !
Why didn't you allow it to cure before starting your engine?
I doubt its longevity. I have used similar paste to seal holes in the muffler in the middle of the car. It was my daily driver at that time and after a few weeks the paste started to crack and leak again. Temperatures at the exhaust manifold must be way higher than that. Easy and cheap fix though.
Same place i have a leak on my 2005 buick park avenue with a supercharger going to try it for sure
Shit I might have to give this a try this morning damn shop around me is charging $200 an hour for 88 ranger work BS
I also only hear those super sweet "Mufflers In The Back" low key dab towards how much you love your truck. Hahaa anyways, nice video man, ✌️ Out
Furnace cement works the best for muffler leaks
I’ve heard that, I feel like it would be too brittle though.
Great video... I DNT have to put a new muffler in my mustang.im gonna try with that muffler weld sealer
I agree as
Great camera shots you should do a feature!
Thanks for the help!
SMOKE MACHINE is very effective for finding vacuum - and exhaust- leaks.
Good video you just helped me fix my chey.
Great video great saving idea!! Going to work on my ford ranger next!!
how did it work on ranger? has is lasted?
So how are you supposed to remove the down pipe if you sealed the flange in the future??
A Sawzall with a metal blade
I like the way he played to the it. Thank you.
You were 1/3 of the way there to remove the 3 nuts, since one of them fell off. 😎 Video nice job
Thanks,you just got a new subscriber
Your going to have a heck of a time removing that later on. Just replace the gasket between the exhaust manifold and pipe.
.. .was thinking the same ........ . ..... .. .
Could this perhaps lower engine power or performance in anyway?
Love the way you say "putty" I mean the word it self doesn't have ANY (D's) in it at all... I was so confused! I was like WTF why is this guy putting Chocolate lookin (PUDDING - AKA. PUDDIN) On his Exhaust?! Then I figured it out... Maybe I have been saying it wrong this whole time... Huh, who woulda known.
Thank you for the video thas the problem i have i going to get that cement..
You are supposed to let that stuff dry for 24hours before starting your vehicle.
It must be good stuff . 24 hours drying even better.
I would've just replaced the gasket
Yeah there like 15$ for my truck, it's a doughnut that goes in there and that joint it made to move just a like bit so that putty is just gona crack and fall off
@Digitized true. But there is a chance you can drill it out or pound out the studs and put new bolts in.
@Digitized you dont have to tell me. I do car work and live in michigan. Like the most rust filled place there is. I have learned many many tricks to work with rusty bolts. Lol
@Digitized nice. Yeah I hear yah. Sadly no one els I know knows how to do much of anything so i get summoned on to do all there durty work. Lol. And never have time to work on or play with my own cars lol
@Digitized yeah I dont mind. I like the instant gratification of doing something and haveing immediate results. Most of the time that is lol
I was laughing because it was probably the screw nut missing the whole time but you already bought the epoxy.
Good luck getting that flange apart in the future. When you seen it was missing a nut, why did you not just buy a new gasket and tighten them all down in sequence and be done with it?
Great video I know that was a pain in the ass taping. Nice video bud
Good stuff man you save me $800 Good video
Conrad Cornwall Awesome!, I’m glad it helped. Drop a like
I have a leak in about the same place on my 91’ , kinda in a bind with needing the pickup not having time/space to fix it right or drop it off to fix so I bought a can of what was used in the video, if it holds up for a few weeks that would be ideal, will be a bugger to clean up and fix right. And to get the $h:! Off of your hands I used fast orange soap and a piece of the green kitchen scotchbrite seemed to work pretty good.
Well how did it work bud? Is it still holding?
Hey Jacob, how long did that hold up?
How bro nicer truck than me but only $10 to his name 😂
WAs you getting a check engine light?due to exhaust leak i see a 02 sensor
Yes you will
Do not do this unless u are completely mechanically inexperianced. This will cost way more long run. Spend 20$ more and do it right and dont say rusty bolt excuses cuz a 3/8 drill will remove those bolts in under 5 minutes for 5$
The bolts don't even look that bad. Spray with pb blaster. I'll come loose
Glad to know this stuff actually works!
It doesnt
Thanks man I had a leak in the same spot god bless ya
Dido
Did any of you with the same leak try replacing the gasket before you smeared the corrosive putty?
My sounds kinda the same I’ll be lifting up tomorrow and I hope I can fix it and not be nothing major
Best of luck!
What a sweet truck! I wish mine was that gorgeous, but great video. Keep it up love any video on Chevys 👍
Travis Calk I’m glad you liked the video!. Yea these square bodys are my favorite over anything🤟🏻
That would have been cheaper had you just bought the gasket and fixed it right the first time
I need to take mine apart to inspect it. Thanks
Why not just buy the donut gasket that is supposed to be there?
Joesph J yes that would be the proper way to fix it. However the idea of the video is a cheap and easy way to fix, on a BUDGET
Probably a $5 gasket 😂
Keystone Drift more than maybe used gasket who would dare to by a used gasket. again buget video not a lifetime fix it will get you by to save up for the permanentliy repair meaning new parts.
@@keystonedrift7677 probably free depending on the condition of the old one. bolts might have just come loose. I would have taken it apart, cleaned it up, put it all back together and went from there.
How long did it last?
I want to know also ....
Exactly what mine sounds like
your the best thanks
Keeps moving and twisting that can so no one can read it! The name: "I've never heard if it." 👌
Pause button
Everything will withstand the heat, but nothing will withstand the increased pressure. This is a mechanical saying
homie rollin coutry side autostore with a 10$ budget yall. his rpm on 2000 as he cruise 55 miles an hr......word!
The parts store where I'm from tried selling me a wheel bearing for 60 bucks today
The gasket is only like 3.99 u should have bought that an your leak would have been fixed
Donut gaskets are just a few bucks. Were the nuts seized onto the flange studs?
Thanks for sharing..
i’m curious if this would pass emissions guidelines or would they fail it bc it has epoxy on it? i legit don’t want to buy a muffler lol
depending on what state you live in, you might get away with no muffler, nw indiana does emissions testing, and my 2000 toyota hasnt has a muffller in nearly 15 years. since they obd 2 test it, I show up literally like 5 mins before they close, and know they are in a hurry to close n go home, everytime without fail, they just plug me in, say cool you passed and i get grab the paper from em and haul it outta there before they realise they passed me with no muffler cause they failed to do a undercarrage check
@@pepsilove6306 clever 😂
How come people don't update longevity of these repairs
Because they always fail after a few weeks.
Yeah lets see you stop a leak where the manifold meets the block then we’ll be impressed.
First of all, you have leaking all over, moffler other pipes are cracked and probably your catalytic converter as well, those are easy fix, but if your manifold exhaust is leaking that staff epoxy or any staff out there never will, the only way to fix it is to take it out and put a new gasket in it, and the best gasket you can do is permatex or any other product that can do the same, that epoxy thing is just gonna add more frustration
well i just found out that my exhaust manifold have 2 broken bolts on the driver side and i have to change the bolts and of course change the gasket but i'm going to put a better gasket so i don't have to do the job again. so let me ask you this it's best if i do both sides instead of just doing one side. the passenger side is good but i want to change the bolts to stainless bolts and change the gasket so i can be straight so please help me out
What happens when it’s time to take that apart? Seems like you caused a bigger problem for later days. I’m no mechanic though.
Pry bar should snap it, it’s strong stuff but a metal pry bar is stronger
Just buy a new donut gasket, if the bolts are stuck, wd-40 or heat the bolts up with a torch so they expand and become loose.
A gasket woumd have been a budget fix, i can still hear an exaust leak in your final clip
thanks
Your clunker has less rust than mine
This is foolish your budget was 10 you blew your exhaust gasket due to missing bolt loosen your other 2 lower it put the gasket under budget and the real fix permanently
You said " il video tape it as best as I can " .. lol 😂🤣 . Forreal . You meant record... It's not video tapes anymore bro .. do u still write checks too? .. I subbed. Thanks for the vid
Old fashioned ig😂 thanks for the sub!
What's your opinion on exhaust leaks giving o2 sensors bad readings ?
I tried to feel the hot air coming out and now I can’t use my left hand for a while. Not joking 😂🙁
It's called a collector gasket
What didn’t you bought the gasket instead
Respect dude
Hey, Great instrumental song....what's the title ?
It’s from the video editor Splice. The song is call “Browbeat” and it’s genre is Hip Hop & Rap.
Couldn't you have just put a gasket? Or was that not working?
It's it still holding up?
You forgot your camera filming your truck driving away...lol
How did this hold up? I have a leak in the same spot on my Jeep, thinking of smearing some permatex copper on there
Kind of an erotic way to mix the putty lol but thanks for the video
Helps it “Bond” better 😂
Does epoxy clay putty can cauae corroision over time on exhausst manumifold header?
It does not work I used this stuff about four times now, the heat from the headers will eventually melt this stuff off and then you will have to do it again and again. Do yourself a favor and just fix it right the first time the right way.
I'm Canadian never been to the states but I'd guess he's from Wisconsin lol
hello, does it hold well on the car? Danke
Has anyone used this and it worked ling term , and whats the exact name and temperature range of heat
Mine keeps getting leaks after a day of it working even after letting it sit over 14 hours
OR...You can just remove the 3 nuts and put a new gasket in there which costs $10 (I bought one today for my Suburban) and fix it right which will last for many, many years or decades.
You spent the same amount of money to "fix it" the wrong way where it won't last very long at all. I don't understand peoples short cuts instead of doing it right when the cost is the same.
If something costs $500 to do it right and you dont have the money by all means take short cuts.
Great know you can hear you engine knocking 😅