Exhaust Work

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So the exhaust on my Prizm got quite a bit louder on my way from Syracuse to Buffalo this afternoon. It had been fairly loud under acceleration for the past 6 months and I am fairly positive it’s just the flange all the way up by the exhaust manifold. I know I have a small hole in my muffler but the noise is coming from directly under the hood up front.

Here’s a link to the diagram, the flange I’m talking about is all the way to the left:
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=2000+chevy+prizm+exhaust+diagram&hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ACAW&biw=1440&bih=745&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=jECvN230Nhl5mM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bestvalueautoparts.com/Replacement_Parts/CHEVROLET/PRIZM/Illust_Ref_c_Exhaust.html&docid=jM345NDdPsKbNM&imgurl=http://images.wrenchead.com/smartpages/partinfo_resize/MER/100008.jpg&w=3293&h=1145&ei=H-AeUOu4CsGf6QHmy4GYAQ&zoom=1

If anyone can do this job or has any recommendations, please let me know. I don’t want to spend more than I have to, and even if I can just get a temporary fix to keep the noise down I’m fine with that. I probably won’t be keeping the car for much longer anyways.

PM me or post here. I will be in Buffalo for the next 2 weeks. Thanks!

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It’s the exhaust donut. Mine has the same problem. It’s an $8 part, but IMO not worth pulling the exhaust off to replace.

We don’t have a flex pipe so that’s the only thing that moves, and eventually fails.

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Mike, you are welcome to swing by the shop and we can get you squared away

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Yes, that’s definitely it. I couldn’t remember the name of it. I was hoping to avoid this, which is why I’ve driven it the past 6 months with the exhaust just making a moderate amount of noise while accelerating. But now it’s taken a turn for the worse and it is obnoxiously loud when I give it gas.

Sent you a PM Joe, thanks.

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This can be locked.
:bigtup: to Joe for taking care of this in no time at all. Thanks again man!