# Exhaust Work **URL:** \ **Category:** Classifieds\ **Created:** [August 5, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/exhaust-work/225065 "2012-08-05T14:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/exhaust-work/225065/1 "2012-08-05T14:13:56Z")
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](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! ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/exhaust-work/225065/2 "2012-08-05T14:35:22Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/exhaust-work/225065/3 "2012-08-05T15:57:33Z")
Mike, you are welcome to swing by the shop and we can get you squared away ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/exhaust-work/225065/4 "2012-08-05T19:05:15Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > 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. 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. > [@nitroinsane](#): > > Mike, you are welcome to swing by the shop and we can get you squared away Sent you a PM Joe, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/exhaust-work/225065/5 "2012-08-07T18:01:34Z")
This can be locked. :bigtup: to Joe for taking care of this in no time at all. Thanks again man!