that giant crack in my exhaust manifold

[roblee]

after investigating why my car seemed to flood with that exausty smell i stuck my hand down the back of the engine only to feel a nice warm breeze that is the leak along one of the exhaust manifold pipes. i think its drivable but its gunna have to be fixed prob next weekend. what parts do i need and any tips on how the thing comes out. i suspect that the crack is due the fact theres no give in my exhaust system putting a lot of stress on that area. its got a stage one kit on it which by the way has been badly fitted.

from a sad and slightly carbon poisoned Rob

[oldgit]

As a temp repair ( and cheep ;D ) get some gun gum or if a large crack put an exhaust bandage on it.Can get from most good garage's ( petrol stations ) Best option is to renew it.

If your steady mounts where naff that could have caused it.
Fix mounts first or it will go again.

[roblee]

will do. i think ill weld it instead of getting a new one

[oldgit]

Temp fix it for tomorrow and we can have a look and see how bad it is.

[Stephen]

was it a crack or just a leak near a bracket?