The welding worked out well. They didn't even warp the pipe. Everything fit without a lot of struggle. I can't say everything downstream of the O2 sensor is perfectly sealed because some of the flanges couldn't be cleaned up perfectly.
I can't drive it until I get the interior put back in...
Well that welding job cost more than I thought. $250 and that included putting on a new Slee O2 bung, the y crack, and 3-4 flanges that also had welds that failed. They also pressure tested it. This was going with a more reputable shop that has been in business for 20 years.
I tried to...
Good advice, thanks.
After looking carefully, there's no reason to replace this thing. The bung is leaking too and it appears to be more weld than steel. I didn't realize Slee sold a replacement and I have that on order.
That will give me some time to figure out what over-sized stud size...
Only the joint of the Y is leaking from what I can tell. Maybe a good welder can grind that part off and patch it up. The unknown is if anything else is leaking too. I used a leaf blower and soapy water to test. I could have missed something. Would be nice if it could be pressure tested...
Anyone have experience having something welded after the original weld failed?
I cleaned things up and it seems worse than I thought but I really don't have experience with exhaust repair to know for sure. I see several repairs on the y-pipe.
Time to suck it up and replace?
That's great to hear. I plan to clean it up really good and then try to find a good muffler shop.
I was bracing for having to spend the money on the Magnaflow but there's been a lot of mixed information about one version not fitting correctly, some change after they acquired Bosal, and few...
That's a big relief. Didn't want to replace this. Other than the crack, I need to deal with some of the studs that were drilled out too big on the manifold. One of them had a bolt that was too small for the oversized hole and wasn't sealing anything. Bolt spun off by hand. Hopefully I can...
Yeah, it seems like a metal tag maybe that was welded on for some reason.
Not sure of the O2 bung condition yet. I have a crack in the crotch of the y-pipe and need to figure out if that paste around the edge of the cat is really covering a very long crack. The previous owner has this stuff...
Does anyone with an OEM y-pipe/cat recognize what this is metal piece is (or was) on the pipe? It's directly opposite the O2 sensor.
I was about to use the wire wheel on this to clean up spots for welding. I don't know if I should grind this off or what. Looks like two spot welds holding...