exhaust leak or something else?

mikethetigerrr · July 4th, 2007, 04:44 AM

so lately my car as been making that infamous clicking noise, noticed at startup by many 99 - 04's, but all the time.

use to it would go away once the engine warmed up, but now u can hear it loud and clear anytime i push the gas more the 1/4 the way in.

at first i thought it was the a/c compressor or the bearings in the a/c pulley, but i listened under the hood and now sounds like its originating from right behind or just underneath the intake manifold.

im thinkin its a possible exhaust leak because ive started to notice the smell of exhaust upon start up. also a co-worker who drives a fox body said it sounded like an exhaust leak to him after i showed him how the car has been clicking.

what do you guys think it could be and how could i fix it?

ESG-642T · July 4th, 2007, 04:54 AM

Is it on the RIGHT side of your car?[passenger]

If so trade that bad boy in now....
(ok so its not that bad but stock mainfold has to come off to be re welded, or you can buy headers.)

mikethetigerrr · July 4th, 2007, 05:05 AM

yea it is y

mikethetigerrr · July 6th, 2007, 12:48 AM

yea so tonight i raced some kid in a 06 mustang , beat his yarss btw, but anyway i burned through first and when i caught traction the exhaust got 10 times worse. im thinkin it might be a gasket or somethin. idk.

El_Cangri · July 6th, 2007, 01:13 AM

what SS said in the "()"...

gasket

mikethetigerrr · July 6th, 2007, 08:54 AM

actualyy i took a look under the hood, the exhaust manifold snapped where it connects to the mid pipe.

so yea i guess im buyin some lt's lol

Ole Yeller · July 6th, 2007, 09:01 AM

assuming this is a common problem for these cars then? interesting...

02ponypackage · July 6th, 2007, 09:38 AM

yup^

Ole Yeller · July 6th, 2007, 12:40 PM

any known cause?

same thing with this tick everyone is talking about.... what's the cause?

El_Cangri · July 6th, 2007, 07:52 PM

quick deterioration because the a/c water drops in exhaust... that what happens to me andmy true duals.. had to fix em cause they broke.. rust sux...

July 4th, 2007, 04:44 AM	#1
mikethetigerrr Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 277 iTrader: 0 reviews	exhaust leak or something else? so lately my car as been making that infamous clicking noise, noticed at startup by many 99 - 04's, but all the time. use to it would go away once the engine warmed up, but now u can hear it loud and clear anytime i push the gas more the 1/4 the way in. at first i thought it was the a/c compressor or the bearings in the a/c pulley, but i listened under the hood and now sounds like its originating from right behind or just underneath the intake manifold. im thinkin its a possible exhaust leak because ive started to notice the smell of exhaust upon start up. also a co-worker who drives a fox body said it sounded like an exhaust leak to him after i showed him how the car has been clicking. what do you guys think it could be and how could i fix it?

July 4th, 2007, 04:54 AM	#2
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,317 iTrader: 0 reviews	Is it on the RIGHT side of your car?[passenger] If so trade that bad boy in now.... (ok so its not that bad but stock mainfold has to come off to be re welded, or you can buy headers.) __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle Random ESG fact: Had a prochamber on his v6 before it was popular. WTB: v6 BBK valve covers

July 6th, 2007, 09:01 AM	#7
Ole Yeller Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, FL - God's waiting room Posts: 358 iTrader: 0 reviews	assuming this is a common problem for these cars then? interesting... __________________ So this guy and his friend were like wanna race? i was like :stupid- the light turned and we and I went and his friend was like you got and I was like and went home and his wife. The End

July 6th, 2007, 09:38 AM	#8
02ponypackage MM Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 3,405 iTrader: 0 reviews	yup^ __________________ just a V6 with a bad belt slip under the hood

July 6th, 2007, 12:40 PM	#9
Ole Yeller Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, FL - God's waiting room Posts: 358 iTrader: 0 reviews	any known cause? same thing with this tick everyone is talking about.... what's the cause? __________________ So this guy and his friend were like wanna race? i was like :stupid- the light turned and we and I went and his friend was like you got and I was like and went home and his wife. The End

July 6th, 2007, 12:48 AM	#4
mikethetigerrr Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 277 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea so tonight i raced some kid in a 06 mustang , beat his yarss btw, but anyway i burned through first and when i caught traction the exhaust got 10 times worse. im thinkin it might be a gasket or somethin. idk.

July 6th, 2007, 08:54 AM	#6
mikethetigerrr Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 277 iTrader: 0 reviews	actualyy i took a look under the hood, the exhaust manifold snapped where it connects to the mid pipe. so yea i guess im buyin some lt's lol

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