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Old 03-26-2024, 03:03 PM
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"Exhaust leak prior to catalysts"

Went to smog my 2010 LT with 225k and the guy said it failed.

He said it's an exhaust leak before the cat. And if it was after it wouldn't have mattered.

Curious how you can find that if the car isn't throwing codes and how I can fix it or where to start checking?

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Old 03-26-2024, 04:25 PM
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Look at the exhaust manifold gasket to the catalytic converter pipe , then the flex pipe

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ex-pipe-31536/
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Old 03-26-2024, 08:13 PM
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You do know what drives the turbo?
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Old 03-26-2024, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by donbrew
You do know what drives the turbo?
This isn't the turbo car lol
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Originally Posted by Oldblue
Look at the exhaust manifold gasket to the catalytic converter pipe , then the flex pipe

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ex-pipe-31536/
I will get it up on jacks and look, thank you. Hopefully I can get my local welder to do it fairly cheap
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Originally Posted by hhrumadbruh
This isn't the turbo car lol
Ah, I had been wondering if you still had both! Cool
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