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exhaust leak?

im installing a flowmaster exhaust tomorrow how can i look for exhaust leaks...What do i look/hear for

Update:

its a clamp on im not welding

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  • pappy
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Listen for pings or pops. Put your open hand near BUT NOT TO NEAR, the places your clamps are. If you feel air or pulsing, you have a leak.

    Also, make sure you don't over tighten your clamps. That will deform the tubing and cause leaks.

  • 1 decade ago

    We don't check for exhaust leak unless we hear it leaking.

    If you have a nice welder, go ahead, install your flowmaster, and listen to it...you would know if it's leaking.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i don't get it... when i do exhaust, i make sure its all good before putting it on the car... or are you spending the money for a flowmaster but not the welding?

    if its really cold where you live you can see it. heh.

  • 1 decade ago

    there is nothing to "look" for. you will hear an exhaust leak. its a tinging or pinging sound.

  • 1 decade ago

    If there is a leak, you will hear it. Then just follow the noise. good luck.

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