A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

A hole was found on the exhaust pipe of my 97 camry. The mechanic suggested me to replace the pipe as well as converter. It is really expensive! I am wondering if I have to replace the converter?

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

Where is location of hole?

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

Is it at the flex pipe before the CAT?

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

Toyota Dealer?

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

Can't just cut out CAT, replace pipe and reweld in place?

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

i have basically the same problem. you could cut it before the cat and replace it there. or on ebay they have a cat up exhaust for cheap. it even comes with headers and a new downpipe. it is just a cheap bolt on kit. im working on getting one

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http://www.andysautosport.com/toyota...pipes/bassani/

just cut and weld....not a huge deal. Garage wants to switch out the cat so they can sell it. Good metal value

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

Thats not a bad idea, I just replaced my cat after finding like 4 holes. I dont want swiss cheese, thx.:)

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

on my dads silverado, we just cut the top and bottom out of a soup can, and cut a line in it. Then we wrapped it around the hole and put some pipe clamps on it. works just fine, and sounds normal

RE: A hole on exhaust pipe.
 

just cut the whole exhaust off and be as obnoxious as possible