[Supras] Exhaust leak...

[Jim Wooden]

Back "in the day" a mechanic buddy and I would pour a bit of oil down 
the carborator causing smoke to come out the end of the exaust pipe.
He would put a rag over the end of the tailpipe not super tight, but 
tight enought to put some back pressure on the system ... then I 
would look for smoke coming out of other places....

You can't pour oil down the carb. ... but you can pull off one of the 
vac. hoses and stick that in a SMALL container of oil and get same results...

Do it outside and try to keep the nose of the car upwind so smoke 
from exhaust does not drift back over the car and make it hard to see 
the leak....

Jim



At 09:12 AM 4/16/2008, you wrote:
>Message: 9
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:06:26 -0700 (PDT)
>From: LN <studioartist at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Supras] How do I locate an exhaust leak?
>To: supras at supras.com
>Message-ID: <58623.3731.qm at web30405.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>I have an exhaust leaking sound in the engine
>compartment area but can't tell where it is
>originating from exactly.  I took it to the local
>Midas shop and they say it's the exhaust manifold
>which cracked.  Afterward back at home I took the 2
>heat shields off the exhaust  manifold but could not
>see any cracks ( at least visible to the naked eye)
>usingboth a flashlight and mirror to see the back
>side.  Can someone suggest a way to locate the exact
>position for a leak??  Maybe it's in the down pipe?
>How about using soap solution or will that won't work
>due to the high heat ?