I want this man to be the narrator of all things in my life. He's got that smooth buttery voice and i need it in my life.

Impressive repair - your camera work is great and you're also a great speaker/presenter. Thanks for sharing your wisdom so clearly.

One of the best automotive repair videos I've seen. Everything is shown and explained so clearly.

Lol, I love this. Back in the 60's I would use baling wire and a soda can to fix my exhaust leaks. This is more modernized. Great video 👍

@factsoveremotions6035

Ай бұрын

Ditto here. While stationed in NAVSTA GTMO, I fixed my cars muffler by driving over the edge of a drainage ditch, crawled in and used a Pepsi can and coat hanger with JB Weld to fix my muffler. 😂 MacGyver would be proud of us!

Fantastic old school repair. Gave me great ideas on how to fix the exhaust on my kid's first car. Thank you from the UK.

So you welded a homemade flange when you could’ve just welded a regular flange and you used high temp rtv? I give you props you went all out when you already have the tools to do it correctly is amazing

@misterbee4574

6 күн бұрын

Weird.

I have an 06 Toyota Tacoma. I love it when I can get an OEM Exhaust system for under $100. Due to how often people want after market exhaust and suspension when they buy thes trucks new😂.

Steve, after all those years at Canadian Woodworker I'm glad you've branched out to BLR and wish you the best. Thank you for sharing the bounty of ingenuity. We are not worthy.

Super genius You save me $$$ Thank you!

you can also use aluminium flyscreen mesh with high temp gasket silicone to fix all sorts of exhuast issues.

Great tip. Definitely locking this one in my memory bank. Thanks.

SPLITTING THE PIPE INTO 2 PIECES OR JUST ONE SLIT, GREAT IDEA MATE, I,LL GIVE IT A DRY, STAY AWESOME SIR . THANK-YOU !!

Extraordinary detail ! Super helpful ! I learned lots ! Thanks mate 👊🏼

@baileylineroad

6 ай бұрын

Good Morning! Thanks for your note and kind words. I've had good results with this kind of repair lasting many years. Drop by my website baileylineroad.com for a visit sometime. You'll find lots of stuff there, including tool giveaways, articles and videos of interest to hands-on, how-to people. I've got a give-away on the go now for a 6500 watt tri-fuel generator. Bye for now and thanks for watching! Steve

It's a good thing this "repair" is mostly hidden.

good idea cutting pipe half and adjusting... thanks you

I could only wish I live in upstate NY real hard to get anyone to help you like that! Special during this virus and I think this is what I need!

Thanks for posting. I'm 72 with bad knees to be crawling up underneath a car maybe just to change the oil at most, lol. But one thing's for sure, I've got this bookmarked just in case some one can use the video's info and the comments. Have a safe one.

Sanderson Headers in California have a precision weld bead around the port flanges. A tube of Permatex Red High Temp is included with them. The instructions say to apply a bead around the ports on the header flanges. Allow to skin over, then install the headers on the cylinder heads. Then wait until the silicone fully cures before starting the engine. After a short warm up then check the torque on the header bolts. You have made a wise choice for the repair.

Great job thank you for sharing your ideas, i think i will do the same in my car.

If you have a welder..why wouldnt you jusr weld yhe ends as well?

I’ve never seen high temperature silicone that is good enough for exhaust without blowing out…

Good idea an nice job! Thanks!

Do you think for those who don't have access to a welder they could use the high temp silicone on the long seems? If applied liberally to the outer half and have it squish out over inner half, maybe even with a third clamp in the middle.

I agree. Don’t get point for using soldering and silicone seal together. You could potentially use only soldering for all joining area of metal.

Worked great for my truck exhaust leak , thank you

@baileylineroad

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Note to self: - Before doing any electric welding to vehicle, disconnect negative cable from battery. Why? Avoids accidently frying onboard electronics.

@baileylineroad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Great idea. My only problem is the angle curve

Great video tip. Thanks. Had a problem @ Cdn Tire. Mine doesn’t do welding! Google, “car exhaust pipe flexible connector”. A flexible metal basket woven connector is what I used. PS. Pls use an N95 dust mask when cutting. Lungs are like vacuum cleaner bags, but you cannot replace them...

@vinyltapelover

3 жыл бұрын

John S. Richards "Lungs are like vacuum cleaner bags, but you cannot replace them.." For sure. It really hit home for me from a Navy Seal(You Tube, Buds class 234) who had both of his replaced because of job related hazards. He was given 8 years after the operation, has since run a half marathon and is 10 years plus and doing well. Oo-rah!

A good option!

way to go, excellent rapair!

Great technique another way to do this is with a band clamp

@5:45 Thanks for the tip: "high temperature silicone.". Never heard of the stuff before.

very soothing very nice narration, yes i agree with you mama teri

Excellent video But when working in tight spaces the Milwaukee m12 die grinder or m12 rotary tool might be easier

This seems to be a genius muffler hack! Esp if you know someone who’s a welder… which I do!! Looks like a fun weekend to try this out! Thanks for sharing!

why silicone at all, just weld it

I dont understand, if you have a welder why not tack it together, take it off and fully weld it?

Excellent job👏 i which you where near me i have this problem with my isuzu ascender 😔

Title says money saving, yet thumbnail shows him using $100s in saw and welding tools, lol.

Excellent video and clear simple instructions. I really like the way you work. Thanks !

Not a bad idea but what also works well is buy yourself a stainless steel band clamp and if you want you can cut a small piece of pipe to fill in the space that you cut out and put the band clamp over the whole mess with exhaust sealer or high heat silicone also sometimes piece of aluminum siding flashing underneath the band clamp makes it more of a leak-proof seal I've done it plenty of times but I still like your idea pretty good

@ryoamora8655

7 ай бұрын

Band Camp? Is this American Pie? Lol

Excellent. What type of welding are you using, btw?

clever, and some interesting ideas in the comments also

Thank you sir. I have had some difficulty following a dual catalytic converter delete on a 1999 Chevrolet suburban LS C1500. This works very well as an effective, lasting, and cost effective solution.

So do you recommend replacing the basket weave thingy that some exhaust systems use ?

Good video. I have done this with soup and tomato paste cans without welding. Using cans you only need to make one cut up the side of the can. I also used a soda can to fix a cracked sway bar bracket on my son's Camry. Putting the can between the bushing and the bracket gave enough strength to the bracket to prevent the bracket from coming apart. Happy Motoring.

Could you have sliced the repair piece only once....instead of on opposite sides 180 degrees apart? It seems you could still use the "overlap" method...but then you would only need one welded-seam..

it does nit affect for emition test?

Man I wish you had an asmr channel !

Couldn't you silicone the sides of the pipe halves instead of welding? It looks like enough of an overlap in the halves to allow the silicone to seal properly.

You would of better off with a slip in one side with weld in one end or middle to to tab in to give enough room to tab the other side n slide in , but you could of use one of the u bolts to tighten it n tap it in the other side , the u bolts are correct

I think you could just use a ss 3” band clamp from an auto parts store and the silicone. Awesome fix though

@baileylineroad

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for watching! I have used band clamps in the past, but they don't last long enough. In this application I'd be especially uneasy about a band clamp because if it ever fell off, the noise would be deafening so close to the engine. Thanks again! Steve

They sure design these vehicles with planned obsolescence in mind don't they?

wtf why didnt u jus weld the whole thing. looks like u can weld prety good

What world are you living in

Hammering the new two piece pipe seems difficult. I think I would use an exhaust spreader.

Why two halves? Can you make one length-wise cut instead? One edge could be easier to setup to welding access.

My welding is bad, especially in such a difficult position. Do you think JBWelding it would do the job?

@cslife6666

2 жыл бұрын

A little late but for anyone else, you can do the same fix he does by using a cheap pipe connector and clamp only (with the high heat silicone ofc), no welding necessary.

@2:50 I bought my fist Toyota seven years ago: 1999 Solara 3.0,L Auto Seller told me many came by to look at it, but none wanted to pony up the $1,600 USD asking price. Noob me thought I was getting a good deal despite my right foot being roasted by a leaking exhaust system. I would have had to pay for the car again from manifold on back with Toyota and Midas quotes. Internet for about $550 USD in parts and $259 USD to a shop to deal with stubborn studs and I only shaved about $700 USD.

That's something I'd have done when I was playing with play doe

Why you didn't buy a band clamp simply?

Humm I like the concept , but when the car started there was a puff of smoke and the corner. So as long and you are welding anyway fix the leaks.

In the uk mileage like that would be scrap

At 6:19 it could last 6 - 8 years, wow!

You could cut it out, get a small section of pipe and use a band clamp. Edit: Never mind you did that lol, just using u bolts instead. Im glad you took of that excess RTV though. lol

I wanted to hear how it sounded before and after

Let's see them old repairs.....and how they hold up to clamps and rtv

@andrewjocar4507

2 жыл бұрын

Better they didn't last

15$ part from auto zone would of saved this wreck. just need a stainless steel band clamp

Work for me 😉

@baileylineroad

2 жыл бұрын

Great!

Good job, but I figured there should be an easier fix.

13:43 i see that small leak better than what I got going on tho 😢

"Customer States..." 🤣💀

I don't think that silicone in your catalytic converter is going be good long term. I suppose if you do not care about emissions this could work.

It leaked at start up Hood try but not a hard fix for shop... or auto zone piece of pipe...pipe spreader... clamp it...!

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YOU HAVE SEEMS, WELD THEM! wtf 🤣 🤣

$2500.... You're definitely going to the wrong place.

No way will this pass an MOT

You wouldn't want to use RTV upstream of a catalytic converter though. The silicone will poison the cat and you may end up having to replace it.

@nicholasking4676

6 ай бұрын

Get automotive sensor safe hi temp RVT will be fine

Easiest way to find a exhaust leak is NOT your finger.....especially if its hot! LOL use soapy water

Here's a link to the famous, and top notch, South Main Auto doing the same, but welding a pipe in, no silicone, no clamps: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2qm3K2OZM3fabw.html

thats the problem with big garages . of course they're going to sell you a $2,500 if you let them.

You have seams to weld....why are you wasting time with clamps and rtv AND welding....why wouldn't you weld the whole thing??

@EllieMaxwellMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Good Morning Andrew! Clamping first and welding second is essential for a tight fit of the repair. Without clamps the two halves would never fit tight around the existing exhaust pipe. And if you weld the two halves without them being tight around the pipe you'll never get the right fit with clamps after the welding. The clamps simply can't crush down and seal such a short length of pipe. Clamping just takes a minute or two and is essential for the welding to work. Thanks for watching! Steve

I've used cans of soup and small libby's juice cans to repair my muffler. smell like chicken soup when i drive.

@deanyanko3326

Жыл бұрын

ya when I was 16 and tried a washing machine hose spliced in for heater hose on old truck . I need a cheap product for body filler not bondo. caulk ?

😂

Easiest way to spot an exhaust leak......is with your tongue.....just use a glob of that rtv as a lubricant

BS any good mechanic would buy flange ends with the same diameter exhaust pipe . Then just weld them on and bolted back. three hours of labor and $100 in parts. What a hack job that I just watched

@inthewoods5640

3 жыл бұрын

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@deanyanko3326

Жыл бұрын

ya and all the novices praise a lot of these hacks watch 20 you tube videos 20 different ways and learn by their mistakes.

@Happypucks

9 ай бұрын

needs flange back

@angelatyler4951

8 ай бұрын

Well... I don't have a welder. Or a hoist. Or the money to pay someone who does. So this fits MY need as a car owner. Ass

@Happypucks

7 ай бұрын

@angelatyler4951 It wont even work ass. The caulk will melt and all the noise will come back. A shop to weld on that sleeve,,,well with modern inconsiderate towards others American prices. would be like 80 bucks!!! Dumb as hell

If you find the correct shop that knows how to repair this, they will only charge you $40-60

@fixitfelix718

Жыл бұрын

I brought my own muffler to 3 shops...they wanted between 175 and 375 dollars...

@chimborazo328

Жыл бұрын

Yeah 40 to 60 maybe in 1989🤣🤣

@PeterHernandez-lg2eh

Жыл бұрын

Not in my area

@Josh-km9vc

Жыл бұрын

Most shop rates average $100/hr

@AaronW315

Жыл бұрын

Add 100 dollars. An hours work is at least 120 or so

The problem today, as everyone knows, is that we're still driving around with very old technology cars. Gas engines, exhaust systems, haha, that is over 100 years old. Compare that with what the brick hand-held cell phone was in the 90's and by only 10 years later it had improved by leaps and bounds of upgrades, new versions.... E-cars may not be the solution, but let's see how super simple some car manufacturers can build to have ZERO $ repair maintenance. Like my dad would say. Sure, I will give you some money for that product, but what's in it for me. Fairtrade, fair exchanges, and not the one-sided Capitalists hell-bent b-shit reasoning.

@deanyanko3326

Жыл бұрын

if you got new tech bucks.

Still see some smoke from the repaired part when the car starts.

Haha I would never try To repair my own exhaust and spend more money on BS then the guy charge me at the shop just the weld piece of pipe this is waste of time