My buddy has a 2000 V-6 Mustang as his DD. He's been hearing rattling sound from around the engine bay and the shop told him that he needed a new Y Pipe near the catalytic converter. I couldn't find the part on Rockauto.com, is this the header? They quoted him around $600 for parts which sounded pretty steep. What do you guys think?
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March 19, 2011 4:13 p.m. ea_sport Reader
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March 19, 2011 4:54 p.m. pres589 HalfDork
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-52305/
Depends what else he needs. Take it elsewhere and get a 2nd opinion, line up the two estimates, etc.
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March 19, 2011 5:30 p.m. Ranger50 HalfDork
Those cars have a nasty habit of cracking manifolds too.............
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March 19, 2011 9:28 p.m. Bench Racer (BowtieBandit) Reader
Yeah my sister's did that, wound up having a cheapo shop welding up the crack, its holding so far.
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March 20, 2011 7:45 a.m. ea_sport Reader
Thanks guys. It sounds like his manifolds might have cracked too since he's been hearing rattling sound from around the engine when it's under load. Should a cracked manifold trigger a CEL? In this case his CEL is fine.
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March 20, 2011 9:19 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
It SHOULD but the leakage may not be enough to reduce exhaust temperatures to an unreadable point yet
