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Can I Fix My Own Exhaust?

Fixing an exhaust system is within the capabilities of any handy person or backyard mechanic. However, without a lift, the job is tricky. The first vehicle repair your then 16-year-old author ever did was to patch an exhaust pipe using an empty can of B&M baked beans, two hose clamps, and a glop of furnace glue.

(Note that Car Talk does not recommend this!)

It took longer to eat the beans than patch the exhaust, and the repair outlived the car.

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However, in practical terms, folks with a job to get to or kids to pick up can often have an exhaust repaired the same day by a local shop. Some even offer loaner vehicles.

Can My Exhaust System Be Repaired, or Does It Need to Be Replaced?

Most exhaust system issues are dealt with as a repair.

Full replacements are very rare. Normally, one part is in need of replacement. However, if the vehicle is very old, but the owner plans to keep it for a few more years, a larger section or multiple sections of the exhaust system may be the sensible repair.

Also, it is not uncommon for a part to be impossible to remov

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