Hey! Wondering if you sorted out your oil leak. I used to change my own when I had a driveway to park/work in, but now just hit Jiffy Lube—today they told me there was excessive leaking of oil (explains the small patches where I park on the street... thought they weren't mine, they're never mine!) a...

hey, would it be an exhaust valve seal? valve doesn't really equate to pipe in my head -- but was the closest thing that matched on this one website...

toyota parts has it for $15 + s/h.having trouble locating the exhuast pipe seal on the toyota sites though.... is there another name for it? are there any side-by-side parts lists for toyota/gm thingies?

for just the exhaust manifold:at gmpartsdirect.com they're selling it for $230 + s/hat various toyota places they're selling it for $165 + s/hgot a response from a salvage yard too, don't know what they're selling it for.

woop woop! cheers mate.

hey guys, i was just wanting to confirm that toyota matrix parts should be interchangeable for this repair. decided to let the mechanics do it after getting a look at the underbelly and what i'd be up against yesterday.so, the parts in question are:exhaust manifoldexhaust manifold gasketexhaust pipe...

wonderful, well i'm off to get a second opinion tomorrow. wish me luck!

does anyone know the specifics of what's covered under the federal warranty on the emissions system? i've read one place that it's any major component of the emissions system, but certainly they must've outlined exactly what's covered, yeah?-hw

right on. thanks for the heads up! autozone is my new hero

interesting memory -- i just had the coolant changed out at 56,400 miles.so there totally should not be an issue with this, yeah? could this code come up if i accidentally, erm, left the engine filter top un-clipped when i cleaned out the filter? i've since relatched it, and the light has gone back ...

wait, so even though the light's gone off the code's still there??

oo! there's been a new development! my CEL went off (again, this happened about 7 months ago). would i pass my smog check seeing as the indicator light test was the only thing i failed in the last check? and then tend to my exhaust manifold?hmmm....

groovy, thanks for the photo.thing is, i really don't think the accident had anything to do with it -- it always seemed louder than what i really wanted (but you know, buying used yields little pickiness, i had just gotten home from africa and needed wheels as i had none).are the toyota parts interc...

what kills me is that the car seems to run fine. i get 30+ mpg cuz i drive like such a grandma and the loudness that tipped the dude off about the exhaust was no different from the day it left the used car lot at the dealer (grr)... so basically that tells me it's been running with a cracked manifol...

not directly -- the local dealership is the one that told me i needed it replaced and gave me the estimate of $1000+ to fix that and something regarding the thermostat/coolant which is why the computer was originally registering the P0128 code.haven't called them back to inquire about this unknown w...

it's got 65000+ on it ... have been trying to figure out if this would be covered under the warranty that's required by federal law on the emissions systems of cars.....it's an '03 GT -- put in my request at a local salvage yard, not interested in going for wacky mods on the exhaust

hey, i was just told i have to replace my exhaust manifold and thermostat (i failed my smog check, horrors! ) -- going to get a second opinion, but if this is the case, i was wondering if there was anyone in southern california who'd be willing to hang out with me and help me switch it out... i'm cu...

sadly it's also the cracked exhaust manifold that needs fixing -- at least that's what the dealer has told me.... guess i'll be getting a second opinion, but DUDES, total bummer.

dude, weird. mine also randomly came on at 65000 miles. glad to know this won't cost me an arm and a leg. i just failed my smog check cuz of this little beast. grrr...once again, thank god for generation vibe. -heatherp.s. so how much is one of the scanner doohickeys? very seductive gadget.