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96 Accord EX 4 cyl 5 spd. The exhaust pipe has rusted through in two spots,
once at the first major bend leaving the engine compartment and the second
at the bend right before the muffler. I would like to fix the root of the
problem rather than just replace the exhaust pipe only to have it rust
through again.
Any thoughts?

On 2005-11-23, Steve, but not the Australian Steve <Steve@www.com> wrote:
> 96 Accord EX 4 cyl 5 spd. The exhaust pipe has rusted through in two spots,
> once at the first major bend leaving the engine compartment and the second
> at the bend right before the muffler. I would like to fix the root of the
> problem rather than just replace the exhaust pipe only to have it rust
> through again.
> Any thoughts?
>
>
Quit driving short distances. My wife's 4-runner does this. She drives
10 blocks to work every day.

Patching the holes really doesn't work. The only thing you can do is replace the
pipes. There isn't anything you can do to fix the root of the problem. All pipes
will inevitably rust. The only thing you can do to prolong the pipes from
rusting through is avoiding short trips.

Nick



On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:30:47 GMT, "Steve, but not the Australian Steve"
<Steve@www.com> wrote:

>96 Accord EX 4 cyl 5 spd. The exhaust pipe has rusted through in two spots,
>once at the first major bend leaving the engine compartment and the second
>at the bend right before the muffler. I would like to fix the root of the
>problem rather than just replace the exhaust pipe only to have it rust
>through again.
>Any thoughts?
>

Steve, but not the Australian Steve wrote:
> 96 Accord EX 4 cyl 5 spd. The exhaust pipe has rusted through in two
> spots, once at the first major bend leaving the engine compartment
> and the second at the bend right before the muffler. I would like to
> fix the root of the problem rather than just replace the exhaust pipe
> only to have it rust through again.
> Any thoughts?

It's more expensive but replace it with a stainless steel after-market
pipe.


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