Exhaust Manifold
10-10-2012, 06:20 PM
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Exhaust Manifold
I have a sputtering/ ticking noise in my engine whenever I accelerate. From whT I have read here, I believe it is my exhaust manifold. If you guys know that it is possibly something else then let me know. But if it is an exhaust manifold, is that a job that me and my dads buddy could do? His buddy has been a ford mechanic for 23 years. I called a shop and they saint do one side it would be 500-600 dollars, and as a high school student..that isn't going to be able to happen.
10-10-2012, 06:31 PM
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Street Queen in the Mud
Just hopping in here, my current truck doesn't have this issue, but my old one did. Does this actually hurt anything, or is it just annoying + a small exhaust leak?
On my last truck it was doing it when I got it with 127,000 and it was still doing it at 141,000 when I sold it.
On my last truck it was doing it when I got it with 127,000 and it was still doing it at 141,000 when I sold it.
10-10-2012, 06:41 PM
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It doesn't really hurt anything. It just depends on how much it bugs you. You could do it yourself but it is quite a job. There's a reason they charge so much.
10-10-2012, 09:36 PM
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So if I bought long tubes, a shop could put them in for a fraction of the cost? and do long tubes change anything really? Is there any gain or loss from them? Also it really is just an annoying factor, it just pisses me off.
10-10-2012, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Wrighty97
Pacesetter long tubes are $300 give or take. And garages are gonna differ in what they do it for.. Lol
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10-11-2012, 12:14 PM
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Gone Bowfishing
Mine wasnt a ticking sound it was full out leaking loud, both rear studs were broken/rotted and manifold and head werent making much contact anymore. If it were ticking I may have left it alone IDK. I did it myself pretty easy, just take it easy not to make studs break flush in head. Also read the posts on this forum, lots of helpful info.
10-11-2012, 12:23 PM
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Exhaust leaks cause a drop in fuel mileage because as exhaust passes the opening in leaks, then pulls in fresh oxygen. Which leads up to a vehcile running rich due to the added oxygen.