[V6-12v] Exhaust Leak at Sleeve Coupler

[The CyberPoet]

I don't know anything about that joint in particular (or if it  
normally uses some form of replaceable gasket), but there is a  
product category called muffler putty that can be used to seal  
exhaust seams where the fitment isn't as tight as it should be for  
whatever reason. It's the exhaust equivalent of plumber's dope, and  
seals up small leaks.

Any auto parts store will normally carry at least one product in the  
category (brand may vary, but concept remains the same -- a putty  
that will harden to form a permanent exhaust gasket between the pipes  
and be rated to handle the temps exhausts can run at).

Cheers
=-= Marc Glasgow

On Jan 11, 2008, at 7:57 AM, Frank Chapchuk wrote:

>
> I have an exhaust leak at the sleeve coupler that joins the pipe  
> after the
> cat to the rest of the system. The sleeve couplers are new and the  
> rest of the
> pipes are original.The car is a '92 100.Is there any trick to  
> getting this connection leak free?
>
>