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Hey fellas.
Seems the exhaust has now gone for piss on this car. I sound like a big bowl of steaming rice. LOL!
So I was wondering if any of you guys have had exhaust repairs done in the Past. I have no idea where the leak is, but it's loud. It sounds as if it's coming from under the driver somewhere so I assume it's the connection to the cat.
Whats it run to replace the exhaust?
Thanks fellas.
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probably the flex pipe gone. I had mine done a while back. Cost about 100.00 IIRC
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12-31-2010, 05:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2010, 05:44 AM by Mystake.)
just throwing it out there, my resonator developed an exhaust leak.
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I had to replace the front two section of the exhaust on my 2003 Zetec Wagon (they saved and reused the lunch box at the back). It came out to over $1100, at the dealer. Ouch!
I was bummed because the system went after only about 6 years. My 1995 Escort was still on its factory-original exhaust when it went to the Big Scrapyard in the Sky last summer (OK, the pipe did finally break the month before I scrapped the car, but still, nearly 15 years was amazing)
I had done a bit of research for the 2003, and most parts places told me that the Ford bits last about twice as long as the aftermarket stuff. However, they also cost twice as much. I'm sure other folks on this list have more detailed knowledge, and specific experience.
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I paid about $100 at my shop to fix the leaks and re-weld my factory exhaust together. They added some new piping, bends, and fixed gaskets, and all the leaks. Its been 9 years on the car and still good as new, knock on wood. I can probaly expect another 5-6 years life out of it before it starts to go.
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Older Vehicles from Ford (Like the Tempo/Topaz V6 for example) often had stock Stainless Steel exhaust systems, I think this was also true of Contours and some models of the Escort as well.
For the difference in price, you'd be well off to putting on an MBRP system if you haven't already .
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Hell, if you want the raw material to play with Anthony, I still have the stock system that was taken off the Focus at 32K sitting in storage (I took it back with me after getting the MBRP installed)
Would an early MY '05 Focus exhaust system fit though?
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